PROS Holdings, Inc. Announces Appointment of Catherine A. Lesjak to Board of Directors
August 03 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Industry Veteran with Global Finance and
Operations Expertise Joins to Further Accelerate SaaS Go-to-Market
and Scale Global Footprint
PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO), a provider of
AI-powered solutions that optimize selling in the digital economy,
today announced the appointment of Catherine A. Lesjak to its board
of directors effective August 3, 2020. Lesjak joins the board as an
independent director.
Lesjak is a seasoned finance veteran in the tech industry,
having built a 32-year career at HP, Inc. (NYSE: HPQ). Lesjak
served in several executive leadership roles during her tenure,
including EVP and CFO – a role she held for 11 years before serving
as interim COO for the company.
She currently serves as a director for technology pioneer and
multinational conglomerate GE (NYSE: GE) and SunPower Corporation
(NASDAQ: SPWR), a vertically integrated solar company. Lesjak also
serves on the board of the Berkeley Haas Business School. She holds
a B.S. from Stanford University and an MBA from University of
California, Berkeley.
“Cathie is an industry veteran who brings substantial financial
and operational expertise to the board,” said PROS Non-Executive
Chairman of the Board Bill Russell. “As PROS increases in scale,
her experience and knowledge will be a great resource for us as we
continue to build even greater long-term value for our
shareholders.”
“I am excited to welcome Cathie to the PROS board,” said PROS
President and CEO Andres Reiner. “Cathie brings a point of view
anchored in global scale, execution, repeatability, and commercial
success – all elements that impact how we drive our SaaS portfolio
and scale our global footprint rapidly.”
“I am truly honored to join the PROS Board of Directors during
this inflection point in digital commerce and tremendous need for
digital selling solutions,” said Lesjak. “I look forward to sharing
my experience and expertise with PROS to best capitalize on this
tremendous market opportunity at hand.”
About PROS PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) provides AI-powered
solutions that optimize selling in the digital economy. PROS
solutions make it possible for companies to price, configure and
sell their products and services in an omnichannel environment with
speed, precision and consistency. Our customers, who are leaders in
their markets, benefit from decades of data science expertise
infused into our industry solutions.
Forward-looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements, including statements about PROS market
opportunity, PROS growth and scalability, the functionality and
benefits of AI-powered solutions to organizations generally as well
as the functionality and benefits of PROS software products. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
based upon PROS historical experience and current expectations.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those described herein include, among others, the risks related to
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the scope and duration
of the outbreak and timeframe for economic recovery, the
addressability of an organization’s AI-powered solution needs, the
risks associated with PROS developing and enhancing products with
the functionality necessary to deliver the stated results and the
risks associated with the complex implementation and maintenance of
AI-powered solutions such as PROS software products. Additional
information relating to the uncertainty affecting PROS business is
contained in PROS filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. These forward-looking statements represent PROS
expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent
events may cause these expectations to change, and PROS disclaims
any obligations to update or alter these forward-looking statements
in the future whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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