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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$877.5M
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Be in the know with Cognos! Cognos Incorporated (NASDAQ: COGN) was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. This $877 million company employs about over 3,500 people and serves more than 23,000 customers in over 135 countries. It offers business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management (CPM) software solutions. The BI solutions facilitate activities like reporting, query, analysis, visualization, and event management, while the analytical applications solution transforms operational data for reporting and analysis. The company has a presence in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific Region. Cognos also provides customer training. The comapny was named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the sixth consecutive year in 2006. In September 2005 Cognos won CRM Magazine's 'CRM Market Leader' Award.

Chief Information Officer
Claudio Silvestri
Number of Employees 3,507
Contact Information

3755 Riverside Drive

PO Box 9707

Station T

Ottawa, Ontario K1G 4K9

www.cognos.com

(613) 738-1440

NAICS Code Software Reproducing: 334611

Recent Events

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    9/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

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    8/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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    7/29/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Claudio Silvestri Chief Information Officer
Les Rechan COO
Rob Rose Chief Strategy Officer
W. John Jussup Chief Legal Officer, Vice President & Secretary
Ad Voogt Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Europe
Curtis Gekle Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Americas
Jack Thomas Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Asia Pacific
Peter Griffiths Senior Vice President, Products
Tony Sirianni Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Worldwide
Barbara Cain Vice President
Dave Achtemichuk Vice President, Customer Services, Worldwide
David Pratt Vice President, Global Professional Services
Doug Barton Vice President, Product Marketing
Eric Yau Vice President, Product Management
Graham Walter Vice President
Jane A. Baird Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Jane Campbell Vice President Product Engineering
Jennifer Francis Vice President, Business Intelligence
John Lawlor Vice President, Corporate Relations
Karen Williams Vice President
Margaret Dacey Vice President, HR
Mitch Robinson Vice President, Strategic Investment
Delpha Pty Partner
Karen Fowlie Director of Product Services
Ruth McMahon Director, Advertising & Events
Amy Skogberg Marketing Manager
Koos Bosman Manager, Marketing
Andrew Cahill
Andrew Yates
Armand Benoit
Brian Garsson
Charles Burke
Danny Lee Designer
Dave Miller
David Spearman
Donald Meyerson
Eugene Rodgers
Jaime Rojas
Jeff Kovacs Writer
John Jussup
Kelly Coburn Specialist
Larry Hickey
Liz Statham
Michael Greeley
Mike Laginski
Nathalie Parent
Nick McDermaid Professional Consultant
Peter Mackie
Robert Meyrose
Rose Taylor
Samantha Boulton
Stephan Setran
Steve Johnson
Suzanne Rozier
Tamas Arato
Travis Osborne
John J Rando Director
Robert W Korthals Director
Robin Korthals Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Ron Zambonini Chairman
James M. Tory Board of Directors
Janet Perna Board of Directors
John E. Caldwell Board of Directors
Pierre Y. Ducros Board of Directors
Renato Zambonini Board of Directors
Robert Erien Engels Board of Directors

Claudio Silvestri is responsible for leadership of Cognos worldwide information systems and infrastructure. A software and technology industry veteran, Claudio has a breadth of IT and business expertise and experience. Prior to joining Cognos, Claudio served as group vice president, worldwide information technology at Business Objects, as well as other leadership positions at Microsoft Canada, and Compaq Canada.

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Cognos Inc. Chief Information Officer Current

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Cognos Inc. COO Current
Applix, Inc. Vice President Current
Siebel Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, America Operations Former

Rob Rose is Chief Strategy Officer at Cognos Inc., the world leader in corporate performance management software for large enterprises. In addition to working with management to set the company direction, he oversees corporate development, seeking out technology and companies that help to fulfill the Cognos vision. Rob is the author of Smooth Sailing on Rough Seas: 8 Principles of High-performance Business. He has written numerous articles about business performance management as well as technology and marketing trends for various industry publications and speaks regularly on technology industry and business topics. Rob was a founding member of the Business Intelligence Division of Cognos and managed the company's industry-leading reporting and analysis products. The division is the core driver of the Cognos business and a software industry success story. Rob often lectures at universities on topics ranging from management trends and business performance management to technology adoption and product management.

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Cognos Inc. Chief Strategy Officer Current
N-Able Technologies Inc Chairman of the Board, N, Able, Chief Strategy Officer, Cognos Current
Cognos Inc. Member Business Intelligence Division Former

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Cognos Inc. Chief Legal Officer, Vice President & Secretary Current
Cognos Inc. Corporate Counsel Former

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Cognos Inc. Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Europe Current

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Cognos Inc. Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Americas Current

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Cognos Inc. Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Asia Pacific Current
Cognos Pty Limited Senior Vice President Former

Peter Griffiths joined Cognos in 1998, and leads the product development and management teams that deliver Cognos BI solutions. Peter has more than 16 years of technology experience, including his role as co-founder and CEO of Relational Matters, a UK company that was acquired by Cognos in 1998.

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Cognos Inc. Senior Vice President, Products Current
Applix, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Research & Development Business Intelligence & Performance Management Current

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Cognos Inc. Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Worldwide Current
Access Technologies vice president of sales for Revelation Software and senior positions Former

Barbara Cain, vice president customer success and support, joined Cognos in 1993 and is responsible for leading the company's enterprise support programs and operations, which ensure the success of all Cognos customers. Formally holding senior management positions in the products organization, Barbara, has been engaged in the development of the full suite of Cognos business intelligence and performance management solutions. Prior to Cognos, Barbara held key leadership positions with Synergy Computing; selling, implementing and supporting Cognos solutions.

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Cognos Inc. Vice President Current

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Cognos Inc. Vice President, Customer Services, Worldwide Current
PeopleSoft, Inc. Former
Accenture Ltd. Former

David Pratt, Vice President, Global Professional Services, is responsible for leading the Cognos consulting development and education development operations, and provides overall strategy and direction to the Cognos services organizations. Mr. Pratt is an experienced software services professional with a proven track record for developing and leading enterprise-class service organizations. Before joining Cognos, Mr. Pratt served as senior vice president, global services operations at SAP, as well as other leadership positions at SAP, PriceWaterhouse, and SystemHouse.

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Cognos Inc. Vice President, Global Professional Services Current
Global Professional Services, LLC Vice President Current

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Cognos Inc. Vice President, Product Marketing Current

Eric Yau, Vice President, Product Management joined Cognos in 2005 and is responsible for product management across the full suite of Cognos business intelligence and performance management solutions. In this role, Eric, provides team leadership that ensures strategic investments, continuous innovation and a superior customer experience. Prior to joining Cognos, Eric was Chief Executive Officer of Juice Software and also held key leadership positions with SAS.

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Cognos Inc. Vice President, Product Management Current

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Cognos Inc. Vice President Current
Lewis Vpr Vice President Uk, Middle East, South Africa Current

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Cognos Inc. Vice President, Marketing & Communications Current

Jane Campbell, vice president product engineering, joined Cognos in 1989 and is responsible for all engineering functions globally. Jane's responsibilities include creating, testing, and delivering the company's products and solutions with a focus on quality, scalability and performance for the enterprise. Jane has more than 20 years of technical and managerial experience in the software development industry.

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Cognos Inc. Vice President Product Engineering Current

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Cognos Inc. Vice President, Business Intelligence Current

Prior to joining dna13, John served as VP Corporate Relations at Cognos and was responsible for a number of key stakeholders, including governments, industry associations, financial analysts and shareholders. John has extensive experience, including positions in research and development, sales and marketing, customer service and corporate communications. Before working with Cognos, John excelled in key leadership positions as Vice President, Corporate Communications for Newbridge Networks Corporation, a world leader in high capacity networking equipment for global telecommunications networks and the Internet, and Vice President, Corporate Relations for CAE Inc., the global leader in simulation, training and control systems for medical training, commercial airlines, space agencies, peacekeeping forces and power generation stations. Having spent 20 years with Nortel Networks, John held a number of progressively more senior management positions in research and development, marketing, sales, customer service and public relations in Canada and the United States. John has Bachelor and Master of Engineering Degrees in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, respectively, and has studied Management Science and Business Administration at the University of Ottawa and McGill University.

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DNA13, Inc. Vice President Corporate Communications Current
Cognos Inc. Vice President, Corporate Relations Current
CAE Inc. Vice President, Corporate Relations Former

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Cognos Inc. Vice President Current

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Cognos Inc. Vice President, HR Current

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Ottawa Venture & Technology Summit Vice President, Strategic Investment, Cognos Inc. Current
St. Francis Xavier University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Delpha Pty Ltd develops tailor made reporing systems that allow the monitoring of business performance by tracking readily available data that is critically important for decision making. Delpha Pty Ltd assists business to measure and monitor operational efficiency, employee performance, customer trends, as well as financial performance. The vast amounts of data captured in computer databases can readily be accessed by Cognos Software, producing meaningful reports, statistics and valuable insights in just a few hours.

Delpha Pty Ltd has specialised experience with developing customised Reporting Solutions such as hospital performance monitoring, patient costing statistics, waiting lists, and diagnosis analysis in the health sector. Delpha Pty Ltd has completed some successful Business Intelligence implementations in some Victorian Public Hospitals.

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Cognos Inc. Partner Current

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Localization World Director of Product Services at Cognos Incorporated Current
Cognos Inc. Director of Product Services Current

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Cognos Inc. Director, Advertising & Events Current
Cognos Inc. Director, Advertising & Events Former

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Cognos Inc. Marketing Manager Current

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Cognos Inc. Manager, Marketing Current

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Cognos Inc. Current
International Business Machines Corporation Former

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Artesian Solutions Artesian Co-Founder and CEO Current
Aprimo, Incorporated Managing Director, Emea Current
Smart Path, Inc. Managing Director, Emea Current
Cognos Inc. Current
Aprimo, Incorporated CEO Former
Aprimo, Incorporated Vice President Former

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Cognos Inc. Current
Marketstance Former

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Designer Current
Dan Lee Design Current
Usability Professionals' Association Board of Directors Current
Capchi Board of Directors Current
Carleton University Bachelor of Industrial Design Degree Former
Algonquin College Certificate In Interactive Multimedia Former

H. David Miller brings more than 30 years of business and information technology management experience in rapidly expanding companies in the computer and software-related industry, as well as in the medical device and bio-tech industries. He comes to Genitope Corporation from Abgenix, where he was vice president of information technology. Before Abgenix, he worked for two medical device companies: Somnus Medical Technologies and Heartport Inc. His extensive experience in the hardware/software sector includes executive-level information systems positions at Taligent, Cognos, DCA and MDS Qantel. David received an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Genitope Corporation Vice President of Information Technology Current
Cognos Inc. Current
Amgen Fremont vice president of information Former
Heartport, Inc. Former
Somnus Medical Technologies, Incorporated Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Mba Former
Stanford University Ba In Economics Former

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current
Onyx Software Corporation Former

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Altapartnersllc.Com Controller Current
Cognos Inc. Writer Current
Alta Partners Current
Baldwin-Wallace College BA In Business Administration Former

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Cognos Inc. Current

Kelly Coburn is a senior Cognos Administrator and Data Warehousing specialist with over 15 years of IT experience. Recently, he was the Data Warehousing Supervisor at Grant Prideco, The Woodlands, TX, where he served for over 8 years implementing Cognos products including ReportNet, Cognos 8, Cognos Finance and Enterprise Planning. His achievements included implementing and maintaining their entire Cognos reporting system, administering upgrades, and building multiple SQL servers for their data warehouse. He also assumed full DBA and network administration responsibilities. His other areas of expertise include Web server implementation and support, and 3rd party application integration.

Organization Position Status
Cognos Inc. Specialist Current
Salient Software, Inc Senior Cognos Administrator and Data Warehousing Specialist Current
Grant Prideco, Inc. Data Warehousing Supervisor Former

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Perperitus Limited Current
Cognos Inc. Current

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Logixml Director of Marketing Current
Web-Based Olap Director of Marketing Current
Cognos Inc. Current

Mike has over twenty five years of experience developing and executing successful sales and marketing strategies for technology companies. As senior vice president and general manager of North American operations at Lotus, Mike led his division at Lotus to double-digit revenue growth while closing the company's single largest software license order. Mike has also held leadership positions in other high-tech organizations including Fulcrum Technologies, Cognos Inc., and LumaPath.

Organization Position Status
Klocwork, Inc. President and CEO Current
Cognos Inc. Current
Lotus Development Corporation Former

Nathalie Parent has served as a member of Corel's senior executive team since joining the company in April 2009. In her current role as Vice President, Human Resources, Ms. Parent is responsible for employee compensation and benefits, organizational development, talent management, succession planning and employee relations and communications. Prior to joining Corel, Ms. Parent spent 13 years at Cognos Incorporated both in Canada and in Europe, most recently serving as VP, HR, Global Operations where she was responsible for Field Operations across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior to her work at Cognos, Ms. Parent served as a Compensation and Benefits Consultant at Watson Wyatt Worldwide. She received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and she is a Certified Human Resource Professional and a Certified Global Compensation Professional. She sits on the Global Advisory Board of WorldatWork and has been a featured speaker at several conferences.

Organization Position Status
Corel Corporation Vice President, Human Resources Current
Cognos Inc. Current
Watson Wyatt Worldwide Compensation and Benefits Consultant Former
Carleton University Bachelor of Science In Mathematics Former

Nick holds a Bachelor of Microelectronic Engineering (Computer Systems) with Honours from Griffith University. His technical expertise in the areas of Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Relational Database design has lead him to become a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) and Cognos product expert through the highly valued achievement of the Cognos ReportNet Solution Professional certification. Nick has many years of commercial experience as a professional consultant implementing and deploying Data Warehousing and BI solutions with Cognos, Crystal, Microsoft SQL Server (6.5, 7.0, 2000, 2005) DTS, SSIS, Microsoft Analysis & Reporting Services. He is also experienced in all aspects of Visual Basic application development, .NET and T-SQL. Nick has a diverse and much sought after skill set that covers the gambit of design, development & deployment of Business Intelligence solutions as well as experience developing business process applications. Nick has many years of senior consulting experience, covering a diversity of industries including gaming, education, finance, insurance, hospitality, mining and retail.

Organization Position Status
Cognos Inc. Professional Consultant Current
Bistech Senior Consultant Current
Griffith University Bachelor of Microelectronic Engineering Former

Peter began his career in 1981 at the Time Group of Companies. Over an 18 year period, he held progressively senior roles in various divisions including Time Alarm Systems, Time Mobile Radio Systems, Time Answering Service and Time ICR where he was Vice President & General Manager for 10 years. After leaving Time ICR in 1999 he co-founded Mitercom Inc. a start up in the speech recognition space and served as its' COO until 2002 when they sold Mitercom. Peter is currently responsible for the architecture and development of advanced marketing and sales programs for companies such as the Yellow Pages, Multicorpora, Nextair and RAND Worldwide.

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Onpath Business Solutions Inc Chief Operating Officer Current
Cognos Inc. Current
Rand A Technology Corporation Current
Onpath Business Solutions Inc Vice President of Program Development Former
Time Icr Inc Vice President Former
Time Icr Inc General Manager Former

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current

As Senior Marketing Manager of Informatica UK & Ireland, Suzanne is responsible for all aspects of Marketing, from lead and demand generation through to customer marketing and PR. In her current role, Suzanne's remit is to build awareness and an accurate understanding of Informatica's key messages in the market and generate high quality enquiries in Informatica's solution set. Suzanne brings a wealth of IT B2B marketing experience to Informatica and has held senior European marketing roles notably at Adaytum, Cognos Limited and Internetix.

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Informatica Corporation Marketing Director, Uk & Ireland Marketing Current
Cognos Inc. Current
Informatica Corporation Marketing Manager Former

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Cognos Inc. Current

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Cognos Inc. Current

Ron Zambonini is chairman of Cognos, Inc., a global leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management solutions. He served as CEO at Cognos for nearly 10 years before retiring from that position in 2004 and assuming the role of chairman of the company's Board of Directors. From 1993 to 1995 Ron was president and chief operating officer, and he also held senior positions in the company's research and development operations. Earlier in his career, Ron was vice president of research and development at Cullinet Software, Inc. Prior to that, he was general manager for Applied Development Corporation and also held positions at Warrington Inc. and Comtech Group International. Ron currently also serves on the Board of Directors of Reynolds and Reynolds Inc., the world's largest software company servicing automotive dealerships.

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Avalan Technology, Inc. Chairman, Cognos Inc. Current
Cognos Inc. Chairman Current
CA Board of Directors Current
Cognos Inc. CEO Former
Cognos Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Former
Cullinet Software Vice President of Research and Development Former
Applied Development Company, Inc. General Manager Former
Emergis, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Jk&B Capital Chairman, Cognos Incorporated Former
Jk&B Capital Board of Directors Former
Avalan Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Former

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Cognos Inc. Board of Directors Current

Janet R. Perna has served as a director since June 2006. Ms. Perna served as General Manager of Information Management for IBM’s Software Group from November 1996 until her retirement on January 2006. Prior to November 1996, she held various other system programming and management positions at IBM. Ms. Ms. Perna received her B.S. degree in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Oneonta.

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Deltek Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cognos Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Amd Focus Choose Language President and Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Smtc Corporation Current
SMTC Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
SMTC Corporation President Current
SMTC Corporation Board of Directors Current
Cognos Inc. Board of Directors Current
FARO Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rothmans Inc. Board of Directors Current
ATI Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Board of Directors Current
CAE Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Former
Geac Chief Executive Officer Former
Extensity Chief Executive Officer Former
The Directors College President and CEO, Smtc Corporation Former
Extensity President Former
Geac President Former
Bain Capital, LLC Vice President Former
Bain Capital, LLC Managing Director Former
Extensity consultant Former
U.S. Steel Canada Board of Directors Former
Morguard Corporation member Former

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Deltahaus Chairman of the Board Current
Cognos Inc. Director Current
Ecora Software Corporation Board of Directors Current
Compaq Computer Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Compaq Computer Corporation Group General Manager Former
Compaq Computer Corporation Corporate Officer Former
Ecora Software Corporation Chairman Former
Northwestern University Masters of Management Former
Boston College Bachelor of Science Former

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BCE Emergis Corporation Director Current
Manulife Financial Corporation Current
Cognos Inc. Board of Directors Current
BCE Emergis Corporation Director Former
Emergis, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Nstein Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Former

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Cognos Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Reynolds & Reynolds Company Board of Directors Current
Cognos Inc. CEO Former
Cognos Inc. Chairman Former

Robert Engels is past Senior Vice President of Cognos Inc, responsible for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He retired from this position is June 2001. His father, the late Mr J.P.Engels was Chairman of Philips Industries and was knighted in The Netherlands for his services to Industry. Since his retirement Robert has been appointed to the board of Cognos Inc (Barbados), as a Non-Executive Director.

Organization Position Status
Cognos Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cognos Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Dale Investments Limited Non-Executive Chairman Former

ROBERT W. KORTHALS, 73, has been non-executive chairman of Cadillac Fairview Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, since January 2007 and is a director of Cognos Inc., easyhome Ltd., Great Lakes Carbon Income Trust, Mulvihull Exchange Traded Closed End Funds and Jannock Properties Ltd. Mr. Korthals joined the Toronto Dominion Bank in 1967, was appointed president in 1981 and served in that capacity until 1995. Mr. Korthals has been a director of our Company since 2004 and is the chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Organization Position Status
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited Non-Executive Chairman Current
Cognos Inc. Director Current
Suncor Energy Inc. Director Current
Rogers Communications, Inc. Director Current
easyhome Ltd. Director Current
Ontario Teachers President Former
The Toronto-Dominion Bank President Former
Cognos Inc. Teacher Former
Cognos Inc. Chairman Former
Bucyrus International Inc. Board of Directors Former
Great Lakes Carbon LLC Board of Directors Former

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Ontario Securities Commission Commissioner Current
Cognos Inc. Director Current
Suncor Energy Inc. Director Current
University of Toronto Former

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