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William 'Bill' Wagner Joins BlackLine Board of Directors

Former LogMeIn CEO brings extensive cloud, technology, and marketing expertise to help guide digital finance transformation leader LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2023

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William 'Bill' Wagner Joins BlackLine Board of Directors

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[{"type":"text","content":"Former LogMeIn CEO brings extensive cloud, technology, and marketing expertise to help guide digital finance transformation leader\nLOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) announced today that William 'Bill' Wagner has joined the digital finance transformation leader's board of directors, effective Oct. 2nd, 2023. A cloud, technology, and marketing industry veteran, Wagner will draw on his more than 20 years of experience building dynamic SaaS companies into market category leaders to support BlackLine's growth trajectory, help extend its market leadership, and elevate its position within the Office of the CFO.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Bill brings a wealth of expertise to BlackLine's board having helped several innovative industry leaders build their brands into dominant forces,\" said BlackLine Co-CEO and Board Chair Owen Ryan. \"I'm confident the leadership, experience, and knowledge he brings to the table will help guide BlackLine as we further accelerate growth and continue to meet the evolving needs of our customers as they embark on their digital finance transformation journeys.\"\nWagner is the former president and CEO of GoTo (formerly LogMeIn, Inc.), one of the world's top SaaS companies, with more than two million customers and over $1 billion in annual revenue prior to its transition in 2020 from a publicly traded company to being privately held. He joined as LogMeIn's first chief operating officer and played a pivotal role in accelerating growth and positioning the company as a market leader.\nWagner was previously chief operating officer at Vocus, a cloud-marketing software company, where he led the sales, marketing, and services organizations. Prior to that, he held several executive leadership roles, including chief marketing officer at the leading enterprise mobile device management company Fiberlink (acquired by IBM). He began his career at AT&T.\n\"BlackLine's leadership team is acutely focused on innovation and customer success which reinforces and expands BlackLine's leadership in the digital finance transformation space,\" said Wagner. \"I'm looking forward to working with the other board members and the BlackLine team as the company continues to elevate its position within the Office of the CFO while driving long-term, profitable growth.\"\nWagner also serves on the boards ...

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