Cognos, a provider of business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management (CPM), announced the appointment of Janet Perna to the company’s board of directors.
Ms. Perna is the former general manager, information management for IBM’s software group. In that position, Ms. Perna played a lead role in establishing IBM as a market leader in database, enterprise content management, and information integration —increasing information management revenue by more than 150 percent during that period. Previously, Ms. Perna held several increasingly senior positions within IBM’s software development and IT management organizations.“Janet brings to our board more than three decades of experience in the enterprise software market,” said Ron Zambonini, chairman of the Cognos board of directors. “She has a proven track record for building and leading a world-class technology organization, and I am confident that Janet will make a tremendous contribution to the Cognos board.”