WATERLOO, ON, Oct. 14 /CNW/ - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEXF, TSE: OTC), the
developer of Livelink, the leading intranet-based collaborative knowledge
management application software, today announced that it has hired John
Shackleton as President.
With extensive worldwide experience in enterprise software solutions, Shackleton has
held a number of executive positions at companies such as Platinum Technology
Solutions, Oracle and Sybase. Shackleton joins Open Text from Platinum, where he was
President of the Platinum Solutions division for two years. Shackleton was also on the
management team of Viewstar, one of the first document management companies in
the industry.
I see tremendous opportunities to further build Open Text's leadership position in the
collaborative knowledge management market,'' said John Shackleton, President, Open
Text Corporation. Open Text is a world class organization with the only complete,
off-the-shelf knowledge management application that scales to the enterprise. This is a
powerful combination.''
Shackleton will oversee the Company's day to day operations, working out of the
Bannockburn, Illinois office of Open Text. He replaces Brett Newbold and reports directly
to Tom Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer. |
