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Leading Gartner Content Analyst Mark Gilbert Joins Vignette

Leading Gartner Content Analyst Mark Gilbert Joins Vignette

Vignette Corp. announced that it has named Mark Gilbert vice president of strategy, a role in which he will help accelerate the company's continued industry leadership. Gilbert joins the company as it builds momentum through recent strategic acquisitions, including those of portal innovator Epicentric Inc., collaboration leader Intraspect Software Inc. and document and records management pacesetter TOWER Technology Pty Ltd. Gilbert comes to Vignette from Gartner Inc., where he was vice president and research director specializing in content management, document management, document imaging, workflow and records management technologies.

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"Leaders are attracted to leaders, and with his well-established industry expertise, his extensive contacts, and his ability to anticipate market developments, Mark Gilbert has aligned his future with Vignette," said Thomas E. Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Vignette. "Mark will help catalyze Vignette's growing dominance by focusing on strategic prioritization, go-to-market leadership and flawless alignment with our customers' and partners' business efficiency goals. I'm delighted to have someone of Mark's remarkable industry stature helping drive Vignette's competitive success."

Gilbert, who joined Gartner Inc. in 1994, has researched and written extensively on content management technologies. Before joining Gartner, Gilbert ran his own marketing and consulting firm in Boston. In his new role, he will report to David Shirk, Vignette's senior vice president of product strategy and worldwide marketing.
"I have followed Vignette's strategic trajectory with avid interest," Gilbert said. "Its leadership team is unmatched in the industry, and its product set is perfectly aligned with how global organizations are innovating. There's increasing demand from customers and partners for the kind of full-range, standards-based solutions from independent vendors that Vignette delivers. Vignette's unique product depth and breadth, bolstered by the recent TOWER Technology acquisition, position it as the leading independent enterprise content management solutions vendor. I'm eager to help ensure that Vignette's customers and partners gain the benefits of continued strategic differentiation."
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