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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.0M
- Private
- US
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Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen(TM) for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market.
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Tim MinahanNumber of Employees 100
Contact Information
260 Franklin St Ste 1700
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
1 617 723 7890
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling: 541910
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Boston Red Sox Round Out Speaker Lineup for Aberdeen's 4th Annual Chief Service Officer Summit
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Diebold Wins 2009 Axeda Remote Service Leadership Award
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Supply chain summit: Aberdeen Group and Supply-Chain Council announce strategic partnership
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Single Source Systems Strong Advocates of Supporting Profit Growth for Small-to-Midsized Service Organizations
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Aberdeen Group : Service Industry Expert Joins Aberdeen Group to Lead Its Strategic Service Management...
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Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing President to Deliver a Keynote Session at Enterprise Marketing Event
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Aberdeen Group: Aberdeen Strengthens Commitment to Strategic Service Management Research Team
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Bluesocket Touts Customer Base
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PKWARE Partners With Aberdeen Group to Illustrate Effective Practices for Protecting Cardholder Data
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Legacy Application Modernization Strategies Hinge on SOA
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ATERAS Partners With AberdeenGroup to Sponsor 'The Legacy Application Modernization Benchmark Report'
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AberdeenGroup Expands Product Innovation and Engineering Research Practice
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Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 31 July 2005, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 30 June 2005, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 29 April 2005, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 31 March 2005, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 31 December 2004, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 27 February 2004, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 30 January 2004, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance tables
What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 31 December 2003, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar...
Unit trust performance table
The figures show the value of [pound sterling] 100 over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 30 September 2003, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare them against trusts with similar investment objectives. An average performance...
Unit trust performance tables
Unit trust performance tables What the tables show The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 31 July 2003, on an offer--to--bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you can compare...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Minahan | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Chris Jones | Senior Vice President, Res |
| Hugh Young | Managing Director |
| Stephen Gold | President |
| Andrew Boyd PhD | Chief Research Officer |
| Bill Malik | CIO & Vice President |
| David Southwick | Chief Operating Officer |
| Ted Owens | CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Stanley D. Elbaum | Senior Vice President, Research |
| Beth Enslow | Vice President, Res |
| Brian S. Sommer | Vice President, Field Res Services |
| Chris Selland | Vice President, Res |
| James P. Hurley | Vice President |
| Jane Biddle | Vice President |
| Marc J Gucciardi | Vice President of Finance |
| Mark W. Vigoroso | Vice President, Sales |
| Richard Waugh | Vice President, Supply Management |
| Robert Keith | Managing Partner, Tl Ventures |
| Christa Degnan | Research Director, Supply Chain |
| Craig Chin | Director, Research |
| Jack McAvoy | Research Director, Strategic Service Management Research Practice |
| James L. Polak | Director, Purchasing |
| Jeff Pikulik | Director, Research |
| Johnathon Baker | Director, Supply Chain |
| Katherine Jones | Research Director |
| William Guttman | Director, Cylab, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Jamie Siler | Manager, HR |
| Randy Salzman | |
| Michael Fitzgerald | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jean Tempel | Board Director |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ariba, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | chief services officer | Former |
| Procuri, Inc. | senior vice president | Former |
| Boston College | bachelor's degree | Former |
As Executive Vice President, Solutions & Services, Chris Jones is primarily responsible for product development, and for customer and professional services for Descartes' solutions. With over 20 years of experience in the supply chain market, Chris has held a variety of senior management positions including: Senior Vice President at The Aberdeen Group's Value Chain Research division, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development for SynQuest and Vice President and Research Director for Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions at The Gartner Group.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Solutions & Services | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Res | Current |
Hugh Young is managing director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited, the Aberdeen Group's regional HQ, group head of equities as well as a member of the executive committee responsible for the Aberdeen Group's day-to-day running. He co-founded Singapore-based Aberdeen Asia in 1992, having been recruited in 1985 to manage Asian equities from London. Since then he has built the company into one of the largest managers of such assets globally. Singapore employs over 100 staff, while there are 25 investment managers stationed across the region, with research/investment offices also in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand, over which Hugh is in overall charge. Aberdeen's regional funds have won many awards for performance over the years, including open ended and closed-end funds, although today Aberdeen Asia mainly manages institutional funds. Hugh is a regular commentator for the financial media. His early career included spells at Fidelity International and MGM Assurance. Hugh graduated with a BA (Hons) in politics from Exeter University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Member | Former |
| Exeter University | Ba (Hons) In Politics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Light Capital | Managing Director | Current |
| The Commonwealth Institute | Director of the United Way | Current |
| Northeastern University | Trustee | Current |
| Connecticut College | Trustee | Current |
| The Commonwealth Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Connecticut College | Board of Directors | Current |
| First Light Capital | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sonesta International Hotels Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| AH Ventures | Member of Advisory Board | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Pine Street Inn | Board Member | Current |
| Walnut Venture Associates | Board Member | Current |
| Marathon Technologies Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. | President | Former |
| Boston Inc. | CIO | Former |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Boston Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| TL Ventures | Managing Director | Former |
| First Light Capital | founder | Former |
| Internet Capital Group, Inc. | venture partner | Former |
| First Light Capital | Managing Partner | Former |
| Cambridge Technology Partners | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Cambridge Technology Partners | Director | Former |
| Cambridge Technology Partners | founding investor | Former |
| Northeastern University | Doctorate In Business Administration | Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | MS | Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | BA In Mathematics | Former |
| Connecticut College | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Chief Research Officer | Current |
| Barnes & Noble, Inc. | Vice President, Technology & Operations, Enews, B&N | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | CIO & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | CFO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Res | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Field Res Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Res | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President of Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Supply Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Managing Partner, Tl Ventures | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Research Director, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Research Director, Strategic Service Management Research Practice | Current |
| ViryaNet, Ltd. | Vice President, Marketing Programs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Purchasing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Research Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Cylab, Carnegie Mellon University | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Manager, HR | Current |
Randy Salzman has held several sales leadership roles during his 18 years of high-tech experience. Having built sales teams and channel partnerships in both the US and abroad, Randy brings rich hands-on experience and expertise to client engagements. Randy's experience includes Sales Management and Sales roles at Giga Information Group (now Forrester Research), Guardent (now Verisign), FindLaw/Thomson, Lexis/Nexis and Aberdeen Group. In addition to leading Tek Elements' sales efforts, Randy spends his leisure time skiing with his kids, racing his snowboard, and searching for a corned-beef sandwich as good as those at the 2nd Ave. Deli. Mr. Salzman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and has completed graduate work in Business at Harvard University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Current | |
| Tek Elements Inc | Managing Director | Current |
| Giga Information Group | Executive | Former |
| Harvard University | Former | |
| University of Michigan | Bachelor of Arts In Political Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Capital Ventures | Co-Founder | Current |
| Jazd Markets, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pactolus | Board of Directors | Current |
| BuyerZone.com | Board Member | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Palmer and Partners | General Partner | Former |
| Commonwealth Capital Ventures | Managing General Partner | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | NA | Former |
| Universal Electronics, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Banyan Systems | Investor | Former |
| Gensym Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Quallaby Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Extraprise Group Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Centra Software, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Stratus Computer, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Cerulean Technology, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Amherst College | BA | Former |
| Amherst College | graduate | Former |
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