COGN) (TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today welcomed its President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa to the region.
Voogt is the most senior member of Cognos’ global leadership team to meet with local representatives this year.
“The pace of economic change in this region, for Cognos and the UAE alike, makes a visit such as this both timely and necessary,” said Ad Voogt.
“I welcome this opportunity to meet with the Cognos Middle East team, which has increased fivefold in size since my previous visit,” he added.
Mr. Voogt’s schedule allows him to evaluate the work of Cognos business and technical teams, and to extend good will to a number of customers and partner organizations.
About Ad Voogt:
Ad Voogt joined Cognos in 1986, and is responsible for developing the company's business operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and overseeing the expansion of the European customer base. Mr. Voogt held responsibility for Netherlands and Scandinavia before being promoted to his current position in 1995.
About Cognos:
Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, provides world-class enterprise planning and BI software and services to help companies plan, understand and manage financial and operational performance.
Cognos brings together technology, analytical applications, best practices, and a broad network of partners to give customers a complete performance system. The Cognos performance system is an open and adaptive solution that leverages an organization’s ERP, packaged applications, and database investments. It gives customers the ability to answer the questions -- How are we doing? Why are we on or off track? What should we do about it? – and enables them to understand and monitor current performance while planning future business strategies.
Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries, and its top 100 enterprise customers consistently outperform market indexes. Cognos performance management solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com/ae/index.html.
