Beaverton, Oregon; London, UK: September 1, 2011
Ringgold Inc. has acquired Frontline Global Marketing Services Ltd
(Frontline GMS) and its database, the Consortium Directory Online (CDO),
which was previously a collaboration between Frontline and Ringgold:
www.consortiumdirectory.com.
Effective today, Laura Cox joins Ringgold's senior management team as Vice
President of Sales and Marketing. She will manage Ringgold's global sales
and marketing. Previously as Managing Director of Frontline, Laura was
responsible for developing the Consortium Directory in print form and then
cooperating with Ringgold in bringing it online. In her publishing and
consulting, she has worked with international clients, in strategic
marketing consultancy, the creation of business and pricing models, market
research, data analysis, and project management. She is the author of
several industry reports concerned with publishing in the electronic era.
On September 6, Christine Orr will join Ringgold as North American Marketing
Director. Christine was previously Director of Publication Sales at OSA -
The Optical Society, responsible for strategic development and tactical
implementation of institutional sales for a portfolio of journals and online
products. Christine's career includes more than eighteen years of marketing
and sales responsibilities for STM publishers that include employment with
Elsevier, Springer, and the American Institute of Physics.
"The publishing industry experience of our two new senior staff provides an
excellent basis upon which we will continue to focus on providing
information services to improve the efficiency of the information supply
chain," said Don Chvatal, Ringgold's President.
Laura and Christine will join Diane Cogan and Don Chvatal representing
Ringgold at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Hall 4.2, Stand N444.
About Ringgold
Ringgold is based in Beaverton, Oregon, and London, England. Its mission is
to help publishers and software vendors improve their marketing while
reducing costs in supplying products and services. Ringgold supports two
services focused on publishing: Consortium Directory Online and
OpenIdentify - both providing unique identification of organizations
subscribing to print and electronic information.
www.ringgold.com
Contact: Don Chvatal - [log in to unmask] Tel: +1 (503) 977-1313
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