Nuance Appoints Ken Siegel as Chief Legal Officer
February 05 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Experienced Legal Executive Brings 30 Years
of Private and Public Counsel in Technology Industry
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) today announced that
it has appointed Ken Siegel as Chief Legal Officer to oversee
Nuance’s legal organization and operations. Bruce Bowden, who has
served as interim General Counsel since 2015, will transition into
a leadership role for Nuance’s transformation initiative in
addition to his current Corporate Strategy and Business Development
leadership.
Ken joins Nuance with more than 30 years of experience and a
distinguished career in both private and corporate roles, including
most recently Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at
Cyan, Inc. At Nuance, Ken will be responsible for all legal,
intellectual property, corporate governance, and regulatory
activities across Nuance’s global operations, where he will apply
his in-depth and broad experience that combines all aspects of
corporate spans, with particular emphasis on M&A, intellectual
property, and financial transactions.
“Ken brings to Nuance his expertise in providing practical,
business-savvy solutions for legal and business-related issues
faced by large and small dynamic enterprise – all important facets
for a role supporting market and organizational transformation,”
said Paul Ricci, chairman and chief executive officer, Nuance
Communications.
“Nuance’s longstanding leadership in innovation, talent and
intellectual property are tenets of an organization that is poised
for growth and long-term success,” said Ken Siegel, Chief Legal
Officer, Nuance Communications. “In joining this executive team, I
look forward to working with a talented organization and
world-renowned customer base that is shaping the future of how
people engage and connect with technology.”
Prior to Cyan, Ken served as general counsel at a number of
leading technology companies and, prior to that, was in private
practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He earned his
B.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and
received his J.D. from the University of California Hastings
College of the Law.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of voice and
language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world.
Its technologies, applications and services make the user
experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact
with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and
thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications.
For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
Nuance and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in
the United States of America and/or other countries. All other
company names or product names may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
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