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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.
President
Stephen GoldNumber 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
Recent Events
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Aberdeen Announces Finalists for Annual Service Excellence Awards
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Boston Red Sox Round Out Final Speaker Lineup for Aberdeen's 4th
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Diebold Wins 2009 Axeda Remote Service Leadership Award
News & Analysis
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Private sector to take the lead in putting Aberdeen back on track
- 2008-06-08
TOM Smith, the newly appointed chairman of the Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Forum Acsef , has promised to use the city's recent spate of bad headlines as a "catalyst for step-change" as the private sector consolidated its unique leadership role in the region's economic strategy. Managing director...
Integrating the PLM Ecosystem
- 2008-05-07
New research from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), finds that Best-in-Class companies are more extensively integrating product innovation, product development and engineering applications in PLM. These companies are also more structured and comprehensive in their approach to integrating PLM with the greater enterprise systems footprint. The recent Aberdeen...
Small companies have big shoes to fill
- 2008-04-15
By 2015, millions of baby boomers will have retired, leaving a significant gap in the American workforce. And it's an issue that two out of three of small and midsize businesses SMBs are willfully ignoring. A mere 35% of SMBs have a succession plan in place, the recent report, "The...
Thousands march against GBP27m Aberdeen cash cuts PROTEST: FUNDING
- 2008-04-06
THOUSANDS of people marched through Aberdeen yesterday to protest about massive cuts being made to council services. The demonstration was organised in response to Aberdeen City Council's announcement of a GBP27 million funding reduction earlier this year. The Accounts Commission is to hold a public hearing...
Green Supply Chain Programs Expected to Deliver Thought Leadership, Competitive Advantage and Cost Savings
- 2008-04-03
After an industry-wide survey of more than 320 companies, Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), published the recent report "Building a Green Supply Chain: Social Responsibility for Fun and Profit" which outlined information revealed from supply chain executives about their green and sustainability plans, priorities and initiatives across all areas...
DIAMOND CUTTER
- 2008-02-03
BOSS Jimmy Calderwood admitted Aberdeen rode their luck to take their place in today's quarter-final draw of the Scottish Cup. The Dons supremo heaved a sigh of relief after his side were out- played and outfought for long spells by Hamilton at Pittodrie. It...
A taste of things coming up next SCOTTISH CUP, FIFTH ROUND
- 2008-02-03
Aberdeen 1 Hamilton 0 Diamond 63 A WEEK of turmoil and turbulence for Hamilton Academical ended yesterday with the First Division leaders being dumped out of the Scottish Cup by a solitary goal from Aberdeen defender, Zander Diamond, that allowed the Pittodrie side to squeeze through...
Succession Planning Has Never Been More Critical...EVER
- 2007-12-11
In the new benchmark report, "The Looming Leadership Void: Identifying, Retaining, and Developing Your Top Talent," Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), found that while only 48% of all organizations surveyed are currently pursuing succession planning, 84% of Best-in-Class organizations leveraged succession planning to increase the percentage of key...
Scottish leaders should rescue Trump golf plans: MPs
- 2007-12-05
LONDON AFP — The Scottish government should rescue plans by US tycoon Donald Trump for a luxury golf resort by over-ruling a council vote blocking the project, lawmakers said Wednesday. First Minister Alex Salmond, reportedly angry at the rejection of the one-billion-pound (two-billion-dollar, 1.4-billion-euro) project, invoked rarely-used rules to...
Four Key Capabilities of Best-in-Class Change Management Identified
- 2007-10-03
Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), released a new benchmark report titled, "Engineering Change Management 2.0: Better Business Decisions from Intelligent Change Management." This report finds that Best-in-Class performers do more than just improve on the inefficiency of their change programs; they also focus on ways to make...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Chris Jones | Senior Vice President, Res |
| Stanley D. Elbaum | Senior Vice President, Research |
| Tim Minahan | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain |
| 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 |
| Hugh Young | Managing Director |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Research | Current |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Capital Ventures | Co-Founder | 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 |
| Cerulean Technology, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Universal Electronics, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Extraprise Group Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Gensym Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Quallaby Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Banyan Systems | Investor | Former |
| Centra Software, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Stratus Computer, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Amherst College | graduate | Former |
Executive News
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IBM and Aberdeen Research Offer New Online Green IT Assessment Tool
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IBM and Aberdeen Research Offer New Online Green IT Assessment
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Deals point to supply chain convergence
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New Talent Management Benchmark Assessment Tool Plunges Into the Human Capital Management Market
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New Talent Management Benchmark Assessment Tool Plunges Into the
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Aberdeen Leads the Market as the First Research Firm to Offer Reports on Amazon's Kindle
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Aberdeen Leads the Market as the First Research Firm to Offer
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