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Document Sciences Announces New Director and Officers
7/6/1999, 7:00AM ET
CARLSBAD, CA (July 6, 1999) - Document Sciences, (NASDAQ: DOCX), a global provider of document automation solutions, has announced the appointment of a director and three new vice presidents. Beth Galdieri to Director of Marketing and Business Development; Ann F. Kana, to Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services; Jack McGannon to Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer; and John H. Wilson to Vice President, Finance.
Ms. Galdieri joined Document Sciences Corporation in October 1998 as Director of Business Development. Ms. Galdieri has also served as acting Director of Marketing since December 1998. For the six years prior to joining Document Sciences Corporation, Ms. Galdieri was employed by IBM Lotus and most recently served as Regional Managing Director of Lotus Consulting for the Northeast U.S. and Canada. Ms. Galdieri's previous experience includes twelve years in professional services and five years in software engineering R & D.
Ms. Kana joined Document Sciences Corporation in May 1997 as Director of Project Management, and most recently served as the Worldwide Director of Professional Services. Ms. Kana's past positions include seven years with Andersen Consulting, serving as a Manager in their Financial and Commercial Services Division from 1987 to 1989. Immediately prior to joining Document Sciences, Ann served as a Manager of Business Planning at The SABRE Group and held various management positions in Product Development, Marketing and Finance from 1990 through 1997.
Mr. McGannon joined Document Sciences Corporation on September 1, 1998 as Controller. From June 1997 through August 1998 Mr. McGannon served as Manager, Financial Analysis and Planning of Simulation Sciences, Inc., a California-based software developer for the oil, chemical engineering industries. Prior to that, Mr. McGannon worked for Chevron Corporation from 1988 to 1997 in a variety of finance and accounting positions.
Document Sciences Corporation retained Mr. Wilson in May of 1998 to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. Wilson served as an interim senior financial officer for several software and electronics companies in San Diego, California. Mr. Wilson's previous experience includes senior financial and general management positions in the retail and healthcare industries and service with Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP in Los Angeles, California.
"The appointments acknowledge the contributions made by these executives over the past two years to our success and furthers the commitment of Document Sciences Corporation to retaining top people to help move the company forward." commented Barton L. Faber, President and CEO.
About Document Sciences
Document Sciences Corporation delivers real-time, interactive content processing services that content-driven organizations depend on to realize productivity benefits, cut costs, and increase competitiveness. Approximately 650 customers worldwide use Document Sciences products in insurance, banking and financial services, managed-care, telecommunications, utilities and commercial print service bureaus. Customers include more than 60 Fortune 500 companies. Based in Carlsbad, California, with regional locations across the U.S. and a European subsidiary in Paris, Document Sciences also markets its products in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico and China. For more information about Document Sciences Corporation, visit www.docscience.com.
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