CHICAGO, July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 蹤獲厙, a leader in innovation management software, today announced Chris Townsend will be joining the company as Chief Marketing Officer. He will lead the global marketing, branding, and communication strategy at 蹤獲厙 and head the team responsible for driving market adoption of 蹤獲厙's powerful tech scouting and tech transfer software products.
A seasoned executive, Mr. Townsend brings over fifteen years of experience in innovation management as both an industry analyst at Forrester Research and later a marketing leader at multiple software companies. He was most recently the CMO at Imaginatik.
Mr. Townsend's arrival is the latest in a series of significant market expansion activities for 蹤獲厙. His appointment follows a year of record revenue growth for the company, the acquisition of big data search platform Covalent Data, and a strategic partnership with SoftBank.
Robert Lowe, Chief Executive Officer of 蹤獲厙 said, "We are excited to welcome Chris to the leadership team. His deep understanding of innovation and proven ability to drive global marketing operations make him an ideal fit at this exciting time in the company's growth."
"蹤獲厙 is emerging as a strong player in the innovation software industry, a market that historically has had no clear incumbent," commented Mr. Townsend. "The unique combination of comprehensive innovation search and innovation workflow management positions 蹤獲厙 to become the de facto solution for companies and universities looking to accelerate their innovation programs."
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蹤獲厙 is the global leader in technology transfer and technology scouting software. Organizations rely on 蹤獲厙 to identify, evaluate, and acquire technologies, partners, and investments. 蹤獲厙 software supports the entire innovation process, from defining strategic areas of interest to investigating opportunities to commercializing results.
Founded in 2003 as a spin-out of Carnegie Mellon University, 蹤獲厙 works with more than 500 organizations worldwide to support tech scouting, IP protection, commercialization, and licensing of emerging technologies. For more information, please visit wellspring.com.
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