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Corel Appoints Former Sage Software Executive as New Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Americas
Corel Appoints Former Sage Software Executive as New Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Americas.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nKevin Thornton Rejoins Corel to Lead Company's Sales and Marketing\nEfforts Across the Americas\n\n\nOTTAWA, October 2 /CNW/ - Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE), a\nleading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today\nannounced that Kevin Thornton has been named Senior Vice President, Sales &\nMarketing, Americas. An industry executive with more than fifteen years of\nexperience, Thornton rejoins Corel to lead the company's sales and marketing\nefforts across the Americas.\n\n\nPrior to rejoining Corel, Thornton was the Senior Vice President of Sales\nat Sage Software, working in the Small Business Division. In this position, he\nwas responsible for all sales channels and new customer acquisition for\nleading Sage Software brands such as ACT!(R), Peachtree(R), Simply\nAccounting(R) and Timeslips(R). Previously, Thornton was the Vice President\nSales, Americas at Corel, where he helped to lead the company through multiple\nsuccessful product launches.\n\n\nIn his new role, Thornton will be responsible for leading the company's\nsales and marketing efforts across the Americas with specific emphasis on\nfurther expanding the Company's reach through retailers and resellers as well\nas original equipment manufacturers and online service providers.\n\n\n"I am delighted to return to Corel at such an exciting time for the\nCompany and our partners," said Kevin Thornton, Senior Vice President, Sales &\nMarketing, Americas. "With its recent acquisitions, Corel now offers the\nindustry's broadest portfolio of solutions for consumers and small businesses\nwith easy-to-use products for photo and video editing, illustration and\ndesign, office productivity and file compression. I look forward to working\nwith our partners to create custom bundles and solutions that increase sales\nby delivering superior value to end users."\n\n\n"We are very pleased to have Kevin rejoin the Corel team," said Patrick\nMorley, Chief Operating Officer, Corel. "Kevin's experience leading the Small\nBusiness Division at Sage Software and his prior experience at Corel make him\nan ideal fit to lead our Americas sales and marketing efforts."\n\n\nThis appointment further reinforces Corel's commitment to strategic\npartnerships and their importance to the company's continued gro...