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Market Cap:$1.0B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$687.4M
  • Public
  • US
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Companies often turn to us to solve one, specific problem. Others come burdened with a host of them. Regardless of the scope or depth of those problems, we have a quartet of services to rapidly and efficiently solve them.

Co-Chairman of The Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Stuart Moore
Number of Employees 6,360
Contact Information

25 First Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141

sapient.com

617 621 0200

NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512

Recent Events

  • Sapient Interactive Announces Key Appointments To Its Boston Headquarters

    11/09/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Sapient Interactive Strengthens Boston Leadership

    11/09/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Sapient 3Q profit plummets on charges, sales dip

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Singapore Airlines Selects Sapient Interactive to Elevate Online Experience

    9/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Sapient Appoints Scott Linnen Creative Director

    9/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Introducing Guest Blogger Gaston Legorburu: Taking His "Think Tank" to Cannes

    6/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Benoit Gaucherin CTO & Vice President
Gaston Legorburu Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer
Joseph S. Tibbetts Senior Vice President & CFO
Preston B. Bradford Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer
Stephen P. Sarno Chief Accounting Officer
Alan M. Wexler Senior Vice President
Christian Oversohl Senior Vice President and European Lead
Christopher Davey Senior Vice President
Jane E. Owens Senior Vice President and General Counsel
John Boushy Senior Vice President, Operations
Susan D. Cooke Senior Vice President, Focusing
Amy B. Shah Vice President
Brad Simms Vice President and General Manager
Changappa Kodendera Managing Director & Vice President
Clayton Locke Managing Director & Vice President
Gail Scibelli Vice President, Corporate Communications
Greg Whitacre Vice President, Product
Hank G. Summy Managing Director & Vice President
Jeff Jarret Vice President, Managing Director
Joseph G. Carrolo Vice President
Lawrence R. Colvin Vice President
Mark Berler Vice President, Technology
Mike McFall Vice President, Marketing
Mike Reid Managing Director & Vice President
Milind Godbole Managing Director & Vice President
Soumya Banerjee Managing Director & Vice President
Tim Smith Managing Director & Vice President
Anne Margulies Executive Director
Karandeep Singh Managing Director, India
Andrea Edwards Director, Strategy
Dave Gregori Director, Project Management
Juan-Carlos Morales Creative Director
Rob Gonda Director of Marketing Strategy & Analysis
Steven P. Silver Director
Eric Swift Product Manager
Mary McClure General Manager, Consumer Product Technology
Paul Inman Marketing Manager
Tina Franklin Development Manager, Systems
Andrew Schultz
Dan Willis User Experience Consultant
Deirdre Frey Web Developer
John Towell

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Stuart Moore Co-Chairman of The Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Bruce D. Parker Compensation Committee Chairman
Hermann Buerger Audit Committee Chairman
Jim Benson Risk Committee Chairman
Alan J. Herrick Board of Directors
Ashok Shah Board of Directors
Darius W. Gaskins Chairman of The Board of Directors
Dennis Chookaszian Board of Directors
Gary S. McKissock Board of Directors
Jeffrey M Cunningham Board of Directors
Scott Krenz Board of Directors
Terry E. Hazel Board of Directors
Vijay Singal Board of Directors

Stuart Moore co-founded Sapient in 1991, and served as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the company until June 2006. Since then, he has continued to serve as a member of Sapient's Board of Directors. Moore and Jerry A. Greenberg started Sapient to pioneer a fundamentally different approach to business and technology consulting. This approach delivers business and advanced technology solutions that result in high-value, measurable business results on time and on budget. He worked with clients to establish relationships and grow business, and helped set the company's overall strategy. Moore was also instrumental in developing Sapient's vision and values and the company's unique approach to achieving dramatic results for clients. Moore graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Computer Science.

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Sapient Corporation Co-Chairman of The Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer Current
Sapient Corporation Founder Current
Sapient Corporation Director Current
University of California, Berkeley Degree In Computer Science Former

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Sapient Corporation CTO & Vice President Current

Legorburu has been a driving force in the evolution of the interactive marketing business since co-founding Planning Group International (PGI). Under his leadership, PGI became the largest privately held interactive agency in the United States and was acquired by Sapient in 2006. Throughout his career, Legorburu has spearheaded some of the most successful online campaigns in the history of the Internet. He has partnered with clients in industries ranging from financial services and travel and leisure to technology and food service. He has helped these clients gain unparalleled insights into effectively marketing their products and services in today’s increasingly complex marketplace. Legorburu continues to provide clients with forward-thinking answers to overcome their critical business challenges.

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer Current

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President & CFO Current
SeaChange International, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Novell, Inc. Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President Former
Charles River Ventures, Inc. partner Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers audit partner Former
Charles River Ventures, Inc. administrative Former
University of New Hampshire bachelor's degree in Business Administration Former

"As a former client who hired Sapient 16 years ago to solve a critical business challenge, I am proud to say that our unparalleled commitment to results has not wavered. Over the years, we have sharpened our business model and approach to help our clients and people reach even higher levels of performance. We continue to drive efficiency and accountability, internally and externally, to this day. Preston Bradford brings deep frontline and operational performance experience to Sapient as our Chief Operations and Administrative Officer. He oversees company operations, and his primary responsibility is to maximize our internal operational performance and cost effectiveness. Currently, he is focused on driving our financial transactional operations to world-class levels. Since joining Sapient in 1994, Bradford has served in many roles including Chief Information Officer, President of Sapient Canada, Managing Director of Sapient India and Managing Director of Sapient Government Services. He has also established several of Sapient’s initial industry groups and was responsible for delivery to high-profile communications and high-tech clients. Prior to joining Sapient, Bradford held senior sales, marketing and information technology roles during his 14-year tenure with Sprint (currently Sprint Nextel). He earned a bachelor’s degree in management science from Duke University.

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer Current
Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Executive Vice President Former

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Sapient Corporation Chief Accounting Officer Current
Sapient Corporation Vice President Current
Sapient Corporation Corporate Controller Current

Alan Wexler heads strategy, delivery and business development for all of Sapient North America. Since joining Sapient in 1998, Wexler has held a number of key management positions, including Vice President and Managing Director of Sapient’s Technology and Communications Group. He launched Sapient’s Global Wireless Group, and led our Media, Entertainment, and Communication Group in New York. Prior to joining Sapient, he founded and operated a management and technology-consulting firm. Wexler is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been interviewed and featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal. He earned a BS in Computer Science and an MBA from Rider University in New Jersey

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Rider University MBA Former
Rider University BS In Computer Science Former

Mr. Oversohl joined Sapient in April 2000, following Sapient s merger with the company he founded, The Launch Group. Mr. Oversohl serves as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Sapient s European Operations. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Oversohl was a manager at A.T. Kearney and also worked with Dicke & Wicharz Management Consulting, BMW, Henkel-Kosmetik, and Dresdner Bank.

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President and European Lead Current
Sapient Corporation Vice President and Managing Director Current
Launch Group Ltd Founder Former
University Corp. PhD In Marketing Former

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President Current

Array

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Leadership and Company Board of Directors Current
Sapient Corporation Secretary Former

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President, Operations Current

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Sapient Corporation Senior Vice President, Focusing Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President and General Manager Current

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Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President, Corporate Communications Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President, Product Current

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Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President, Managing Director Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President, Technology Current

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Sapient Corporation Vice President, Marketing Current

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Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Managing Director & Vice President Current

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Sapient Corporation Executive Director Current

Karandeep Singh, Co-Founder of Aspire, is Director (Finance) at Sapient. He has more than 14 years of financial planning and control experience across India, the Middle East, South East Asia, Greater China, Australia and Japan. Karandeep was formerly Director (Finance) for Dell's BPO operations in India and prior to that, he was VP (Finance) at Moser Baer. Karandeep also serve at Ariba as Regional CFO based in Singapore, and at Yum Restaurants as Finance Manager for the Middle East and North Africa. Karandeep started at Andersen Consulting after completing his CA (with AF Ferguson & Co.) and B. Com (Honours) from Delhi University. He was the University Gold Medalist.

Organization Position Status
Ariba, Inc. Regional CFO Current
Sapient Corporation Managing Director, India Current
Aspire India Co-Founder, Aspire Current
Sapient Corporation Finance Director Current
Sapient Corporation Director Current

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Sapient Corporation Director, Strategy Current
Sapient Corporation Director, Strategy Former

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Sapient Corporation Director, Project Management Current
Sapient Corporation Director, Project Management Former

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Sapient Corporation Creative Director Current

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Sapient Corporation Director of Marketing Strategy & Analysis Current

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Sapient Corporation Director Current

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Sapient Corporation Product Manager Current

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Sapient Corporation General Manager, Consumer Product Technology Current

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Sapient Corporation Marketing Manager Current

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Sapient Corporation Development Manager, Systems Current

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Quiconnect, Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Current
Sapient Corporation Current
Quiconnect, Ltd. Quiconnect's Head of Marketing and Strategy Former
Motorola, Inc. engineer Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University MBA Former
Stanford University Degrees In Economics and Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation User Experience Consultant Current

Deirdre graduated from Cornell University's Engineering School in 1999. After being a Web developer and consultant with Sapient in Boston for a few years, she left her job to finally pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. In preparation, she worked as a veterinary technician at South Bay Veterinary Group in Boston. In August of 2003, she moved to Philadelphia and worked part-time at the VCA Cat Hospital while starting PhilaPets.com and applying to veterinary school. Deirdre has been around animals her whole life, growing up with dogs and cats and hamsters and birds and gerbils and fish and frogs and various other creatures. She's been involved in programs such as Phinney's Friends. She also has spent time at the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society doing spay and neuter work. Deirdre had two life dreams since she was a child: to have her own business and to work with animals. PhilaPets married the two. Helping to create and build PhilaPets has truly been one of the most rewarding, challenging, and exciting ventures she has ever been a part of in her entire life. The pets, clients, and Pet Care Specialists she has gotten to know over the years have all been absolutely wonderful. She continues to instill in the company a sense of superb quality, attentive customer service, and active community involvemen

Organization Position Status
Philapets CEO Current
Sapient Corporation Web Developer Current
Pet Friendly Living Current
Engineering School Former

John Towell is an innovative software architect with over 8 years experience in enterprise Java. After a successful career start with Sapient Corporation, John went on to work as lead engineer for several startup companies and has formed highly productive engineering teams. A skilled Java developer and process engineer, John leverages agile processes and open source software to create high quality and highly scalable software. John has delivered numerous applications across many sectors with emphasis on financial services and corporate real estate.

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Invu Technology Inc Senior Architect Current
Sapient Corporation Current

Array

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Sapient Corporation Compensation Committee Chairman Current
AirNet Systems, Inc. CEO Former
AirNet Systems, Inc. President Former
UAL Corporation Chief Information Officer Former
Sapient Corporation Executive Vice President Former
UAL Corporation Senior Vice President Former
AirNet Systems, Inc. Chairman Former
AirNet Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Hermann Buerger has been a member of Sapient’s Board and Chairman of its Audit Committee since June 2006. He also serves on the Board for EMS Technologies, Inc. Buerger was formerly a Director at Paging Network, Inc., Ptek Holdings, Inc. (now Premier Global Services), Security Capital Group Incorporated and United Dominion Industries. The bulk of Buerger’s career was spent at Commerzbank AG, where he rose to the position of Regional Board Member and CEO of Americas. He has also served as a Trustee at the Virginia Tech Foundation and Co-Chairman of the Business Executive Council—the American Council of Germany. In addition, he has been a member of the International Advisory Council—Bankers’ Association of Foreign Trade Unibanco—San Paulo, Brazil, and has served as Vice Chairman of the Institute of International Bankers and a member of the Advisory Board at the Wharton Real Estate Center. Buerger earned a BA in Economics and an MBA from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. A US citizen, he was born in Germany and served in the US Army.

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Audit Committee Chairman Current
EMS Technologies, Inc. Chairman Current
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
EMS Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sapient Corporation Director Current
Commerzbank AG Former
Institute of International Bankers Vice Chairman Former
Security Capital Group Incorporated Director Former
Paging Network, Inc. Director Former
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University MBA Former
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Bachelor's Degree In Economics Former

Jim Benson has been a member of Sapient's Board since August 2007. He also serves on several other Boards, including the University of Illinois Foundation and The American College Endowment Foundation. Benson is the Chief Executive Officer of Clark Benson LLC ("Clark Benson"), a position he has held since January 2006, and a principal of its parent company, Clark Wamberg, LLC, a position he has held since the company's formation in February 2007. Mr. Benson served as a director of Clark, Inc., the former parent company of Clark Benson, from January 2006 until March 12, 2007. Prior to joining Clark Benson, Mr. Benson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, a division of Manulife Financial, from 2002 to 2006. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Benson served as President of MetLife's Individual Business enterprise, as well as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of two separate MetLife affiliates: New England Financial, and GenAmerica Financial Corporation. Benson earned a BA in economics from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Risk Committee Chairman Current
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current
John Hancock Life Insurance Company Chief Executive Officer Former
John Hancock Life Insurance Company President Former
Clark, Inc. Director Former
University of Illinois BA In Economics Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current

Until March 2008, Ashok Shah served as vice president and managing partner of the global professional business division of Alcatel-Lucent. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent in Nov.2003, he held various management positions with Digital Equipment Corp., Compaq Computer Corporation and Hewlett-Packard, including general manager of IT services; subsidiary manager of IT Services; India country manager for the software division; Asia Pacific manager for the systems integration division; and vice president of the professional services division for North America at Compaq. Currently, Shah is the founder and managing partner of CEPS Consulting, LLC, which provides strategic counsel to IT/telecom services and software firms as well as enterprise clients. He also serves on the engineering leadership board at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering.

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current
Compaq Computer Corporation Former

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Norbridge, Inc. Partner Current
Sapient Corporation Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Sapient Corporation Director Current
Federal Trade Commission Director of the Bureau Former
University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor Former
Harvard University Visiting Professor, Center for Business and Government Former
Anacomp, Inc. Former
United States Air Force Former
United States Military Academy PhD In Economics Former
University of Michigan PhD in Former
University of Michigan Masters In Engineering Former
United States Military Academy B.S. Former

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The Health Enhancement Company, Inc. President Current
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Professor Current
Physicians Preferred Management Consultant Current
ProspX, Inc. Chairman Current
Genstar Capital LLC Board of Directors Current
Marshall & Swift Inc. Director Current
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Director Current
Cbd-Hq Director Current
Beta Gamma Sigma Board of Directors Current
InsWeb Corporation Board of Directors Current
Interocean Financial Group LLC Board of Directors Current
Career Education Corporation Board of Directors Current
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current
CNA Financial Corporation Chairman Former
The London School of Economics Master of Science Degree In Economics Former
University of Chicago Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Northwestern University Bachelor's Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current

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New England Ventures LLC Chairman and CEO Former
Genuity International, Inc. Current
Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC Current
Quigo, Inc. Current
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current
CMGI, Inc. president Former
Forbes, Inc. Group Publisher Former
Forbes Magazine Division Publisher Former
Schroders plc Managing Director of the International Finance Fund Former
Forbes Magazine Division Group Insurer Former
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Former
BusinessWeek Former
Countrywide Financial Corporation Board of Directors Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania B.A. Former
State University of New York at Binghamton B.A. Former

Professional Profile Mr. Krenz joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2008. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Mr. Krenz served as the Chief Financial Officer of Navigant Consulting, Inc., a specialty consulting Company. Mr. Krenz also served as Chief Financial Officer of Sapient Corporation, a Boston based IT services, internet marketing, and consulting firm. His experience includes 20 years with the IT services firm Electronic Data Systems Corporation. At EDS, Mr. Krenz served in a variety of positions including Vice President Treasurer, CFO Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Controller Corporate Financial Services. He began his career as an auditor with the public accounting firm of Ernst & Whinney. Education Mr. Krenz holds a B.A. in History from Northwestern University, and a M.B.A. from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. He is a Certified Public Account in the state of Illinois.

Organization Position Status
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current
Sapient Corporation CFO Former
Navigant Consulting, Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current

Vijay Singal currently heads the department of finance at Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the author of the 2006 book, Beyond the Random Walk: A Guide to Stock Market Anomalies and Low-Risk Investing. Since 2002, he has served as a J. Gray Ferguson Professor of Finance at the University. Earlier, he held various other academic positions there, joining in 1992. Prior to entering academia, Singal spent ten years at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in India, holding various positions, finally as a joint director of finance. Since 2003, Singal has served as a member of the board of trustees and audit committee of New River Funds. Since 2005, he has also served as a consultant and partner to a New Jersey-based securities trading company.

Organization Position Status
Sapient Corporation Board of Directors Current

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     SAPE $7.88 +0.19 (2.47% )
Average Volume 1,035,330
Shares Outstanding 132.67M
Market Cap 1.0B
Year High 9.02
Year Low 3.25
Earnings Per Share 0.33
P/E Ratio 23.88
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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