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On July 17, 2008, Quark announced the acquisition of the assets of In.vision Research Corporation, a privately held software company that developed the industry-leading add-in to Microsoft Word for XML authoring. This acquisition will allow Quark to be the leading company to bring together professional design and simple XML authoring into one integrated system. XML authoring allows companies to produce content that is suitable for dynamic publishing. With this acquisition, Quark gains Xpress Author for Microsoft Word, an XML authoring tool that lets users easily create XML content in a familiar word processing environment that will feed into Quark Dynamic Publishing Solution.

Acting President
Linda Chase
Number of Employees 100
Contact Information

1800 Grant St

Denver, Colorado 80203

quark.com

1 303 725 1395

NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511

Recent Events

  • Quark Signs Distribution Agreement with DistributorX, Inc

    9/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • 1f70 Quark Opens Technical Support Center in Denver Headquarters

    6/27/09 - Site Opening - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Linda Chase Acting President
Jim Haggarty CIO
Graham Freeman Senior Vice President of Sales
Jurgen Kurz Senior Vice President of Quark's Desktop Business Unit
Mark Benfer Senior Vice President of Sales North America
Matthew Wallis Senior Vice President of Sales Europe and Africa
Paul Brothe Senior Vice President of Customer Service and Operations
Ronnie Thomson Senior Vice President of Engineering
Susan I. Friedman Senior Vice President, Strategy
Terry Welty Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing
Claire Hancock Vice President Human Resources
Dave White Vice President of Alliances and Emerging Technology
Gyan Prakash Vice President, Sales
Monique Wirz-Grutter Vice President, Operations
Paul Schmitt Vice President, Product Development
Alex Lai General Manager
Pankaj Seghal Managing Director
Trisorn Volyarngosol Managing Director
Gavin Drake Director, Marketing, UK
John Donnee Director, Sales
Craig Tobey Regl Business Manager
Derek Yammarino Regl Business Manager
Francoise Rousseau Manager Emea, Asia
George David Reg Manager, Business
Gerrard Walls Manager, Project, UK
Joe Peters Reg Manager, Business
Marc Horne Quark Senior Product Marketing Manager
Michael Perkins Senior Manager, Business Development, UK
Mike Elder Senior Product Manager
Nick Martin Sales Support Manager
Tim Banister Product Manager
Elma Bilgisayar Basim ve Ambalaj San Tic Paz Ltd Sti
Greg Conlon Treasurer
Hugues Laricca
Javier Vargas Andere Lander Lateinamerikas
Jon Nichols
Juliana Friedmann
Kasia Kwiatkowska
Kim Rasmussen
Murray Gell-Mann
Peter Jensen General Counsel
Peter MAnsson
Quentin spol
Shai Erlich
Sophia Farina
Success Stories
Tim Barber Sales Engr, UK

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Cyndie Shaffstall Board of Directors

Linda Chase is the acting president of Quark, and the senior vice president of enterprise product development. She is responsible for product strategy, development, and finance for the QuarkCommerce business unit. Chase joined Quark in 1998 and has held a range of financial, general management, and product development positions. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a financial officer for catalog publishing and direct marketing companies. Prior to coming to Quark, she was vice president of finance at Shop At Home, a catalog/direct marketing company. She has also worked as vice president/controller of Leman Publications (a subsidiary of Rodale Press), and controller of Gordon's Books. Chase holds a B.A. from University of Northern Colorado and an M.B.A. from Regis University. She is a member of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), the Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association, the DMA's International Council, eWomen Network, and the Denver Software Organization. Chase is based in Denver, Colorado.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Acting President Current
Quark Distribution, Inc. President and Senior Vice President of Enterprise Products Current
E Women Network, Inc. Member Current
Quark, Inc. Vice President, Enterprise Commerce Solutions Former
Quark, Inc. General Manager Former
Quark, Inc. Partner Former
Regis University M.B.A. Former
University of Northern Colorado B.A. Former

Jim Haggarty focuses on the IT infrastructure at Quark to ensure efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase revenues. Haggarty has more than 30 years of information technology and operations experience. Throughout his career, he has introduced strategic technology plans across diverse industries, building world-class infrastructures and serving as a lead change agent for corporate growth initiatives. After beginning his career with Bayer AG in Montreal, Haggarty served as a director of systems development for Domtar Inc. and as CIO for Domtar Gypsum. He was also vice president of information technology at Arbortext. A fluent French speaker, Haggarty earned his bachelor's of science from Loyola College in Montreal before completing a number of technical certificates.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. CIO Current
Arbortext, Inc. Vice President of Information Technology Former
Loyola College in Maryland Bachelor's Former

Graham Freeman joined Quark as senior vice president of sales for Latin America and Asia in May 2007. With nearly three decades of experience in technology sales, marketing and business development, Freeman is responsible for leading Quark's expansion in these emerging markets and helping to drive Quark's overall global sales strategy. Freeman's experience in publishing technology includes 10 years in management and executive roles with Adobe Systems Incorporated. Freeman led the realignment of Adobe's worldwide sales organization and headed the company's efforts to establish Asia/Pacific and Latin American territories. Freeman has also led efforts to build channel sales operations for companies including Arbortext, for whom he established a leading presence in the Asia/Pacific and Latin American territories. Freeman has also previously held several marketing and sales management and director roles for Compaq Australia and IBM Australia. Freeman earned his bachelor's of commerce in marketing and business from the University of New South Wales in Australia.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales Current
University Corp. Bachelor's Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President of Quark's Desktop Business Unit Current
Quark Distribution, Inc. Vice President, Desktop Business Unit Current

Mark Benfer kam im August 2007 als Senior Vice President fur den Vertrieb in Nordamerika zu Quark. Er hat uber 20 Jahre lang im technischen Vertrieb gearbeitet und weltweit Erfahrungen beim Aufbau und der Leitung von Vertriebsteams in fuhrenden Unternehmen gesammelt. Benfer ist fur die Steuerung des Direktvertriebs und die Betreuung samtlicher Vertriebskanale in Nordamerika verantwortlich und treibt mit schlagkraftigen Initiativen das Wachstum im Desktop- und Enterprise-Markt voran. Zuletzt war Benfer als Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales bei HealthMedia tatig. Unter anderem hat er auch als Vice President of Worldwide Sales fur Arbortext gearbeitet und war 17 Jahre lang bei GE und bei Tochterunternehmen von GE beschaftigt. Benfer hat einen Bachelor of Commerce der Dalhousie University in Halifax (Kanada) und einen Master of Business Administration (MBA) der Oxford Brookes University in Headington (Gro britannien).

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales North America Current

Matthew Wallis oversees all sales and services responsibilities for Europe and Africa. Wallis was formerly vice president for global sales and marketing at Blue Order Ltd. His career of more than 20 years spans both major corporations, such as Hewlett-Packard and Motorola, and startups, such as Blue Order and Artesia Technologies. His focus has been on the development of sales and service organizations, covering a broad range of vertical markets. Wallis began his career with Hewlett-Packard after obtaining a degree in control engineering from Sheffield Polytechnic. He also holds a diploma in strategic business from the Institute of Directors (IoD), of which he is also a member.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales Europe and Africa Current
Quark Distribution, Inc. Vice President of Sales and Services, Europe Current
Blue Order, Inc. Vice President for Global Sales and Marketing Former
Institute, Inc Diploma In Strategic Business Former

Paul Brothe ist bei Quark fur den Kundendienst, den technischen Support und die Produktabwicklung in Asien, Europa und den USA zustandig. Er konnte in verschiedenen Positionen internationale Erfahrungen sammeln, darunter in den Bereichen Operations, Integration, Auditing, Programmmanagement und Marketing. Bevor er seine Tatigkeit bei Quark aufnahm, war Brothe als Vice President of Operations bei McDATA beschaftigt, wo er zuvor Positionen in den Bereichen Integration, Herstellung und Vertrieb Europa, Nahost und Afrika (EMEA) innehatte. Zudem war Brothe in fuhrenden Positionen bei Qwest Communications tatig. Brothe wurde im US-Bundesstaat Colorado geboren und hat einen Bachelor-Abschluss im Finanzwesen des Metropolitan State College in Denver (USA). An der University of Colorado in Denver erwarb er daruber hinaus zwei weitere Master-Abschlusse: den Master in internationaler Betriebswirtschaft und den Master im Finanzwesen.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President of Customer Service and Operations Current

Ronnie Thomson ist verantwortlich fur die Forschung, Entwicklung und Qualitatssicherung aller Desktop- und Enterprise-Produkte von Quark sowie deren Benutzerfreundlichkeit. Er verfugt uber reichhaltige Erfahrungen bei der Entwicklung und Markteinfuhrung kommerzieller Produkte und dem Aufbau hochleistungsfahiger Teams. Zudem kennt er sich mit der Entwicklung von Produktstrategien genauso gut aus wie mit dem Produktmanagement. Bevor Thomson zu Quark kam, war er Director of Research and Development fur Unified-Messaging-Produkte bei Avaya, wo er neben der Produktentwicklung und Produktstrategie auch fur die langfristige Unternehmensentwicklung verantwortlich war. Davor arbeitete er mehrere Jahre als Vice President of Engineering bei Centra Software. Thomson stammt aus Schottland und hat an der University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (Gro britannien) in Computerwissenschaften promoviert.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President of Engineering Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President, Strategy Current
University of California, Los Angeles Master's Degree in Geographie von Former

Terry Welty kam 2007 als Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing zu Quark. In dieser Position ist er fur das weltweite Marketing zustandig und hat die Verantwortung fur die Bereiche Unternehmenskommunikation, Werbegestaltung, Online-Marketing, Veranstaltungen und Direktmarketing. Welty war als Vice President of Marketing bei Arbortext tatig, bevor er zu Quark kam. Dort hat er sich um die Neuausrichtung des Unternehmens und die Reichweite von Marketingma nahmen gekummert, sodass die Nachfrage gesteigert und der Bekanntheitsgrad erhoht werden konnte. Zuvor arbeitete Welty als Vice President of Marketing bei HAHT Commerce, wo er das Unternehmen und dessen Produkte neu am Markt positionierte. Seinen Bachelor im Bereich Werbung und Marketing hat Welty an der Texas Tech University gemacht. Zudem hat er einen MBA in International Business Administration der Baylor University (USA).

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing Current

Claire Hancock ist fur den Bereich Personal und strategische Planung bei Quark zustandig. Hancock verfugt uber weitreichende Erfahrungen in der Organisationsentwicklung, bei der Personalbeschaffung und Weiterbildung sowie der Entwicklung von Personalprogrammen und Konzepten fur die Personalverwaltung. Bevor sie zu Quark kam, war sie als Vice President of Operations bei Promotional Products Association International einem Unternehmen in Irving, im US-Bundesstaat Texas tatig und trug Verantwortung fur die Bereiche Finanzen, IT und Personal. Hancock arbeitete als Vice President, Direktor und Regional Manager Personal fur Unternehmen wie Alatiere, TPN Register und Coopers & Lybrand. Sie besitzt einen Master in General Administration and Human Resources Management der University of Maryland University College (UMUC) sowie einen Bachelor of Science der Towson State University im US-Bundesstaat Maryland. Zudem ist Hancock Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Vice President Human Resources Current

Dave White joined Quark in November 2008 as vice president of alliances and emerging technology. With nearly two decades in the publishing software industry, White is responsible for leading the development of Quark?s strategic partnerships and identifying business opportunities across the company?s desktop and enterprise businesses. Prior to joining Quark, White was vice president of product strategy at PTC and Arbortext where he led key initiatives for executing on emerging technologies, strategic partnerships, and acquisitions. He has also held roles in sales, product management, engineering, and business development. With extensive knowledge of a broad range of science and technology, White has helped define XML standards and has spoken at a variety of publishing conferences. White graduated from Purdue University with a degree in electrical engineering technology.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Vice President of Alliances and Emerging Technology Current
Arbortext, Inc. Vice President of Product Strategy Former
Purdue University Degree In Electrical Engineering Technology Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current
Quark Distribution, Inc. Current
Quark, Inc. Head of Sales Former
Bangalore University Bachelor of Technology Degree In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Vice President, Product Development Current
Quark Distribution, Inc. Current
Quark, Inc. Business Development Manager Former
University of Wisconsin Degree in Management Information Systems Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. General Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Managing Director Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Managing Director Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Director, Marketing, UK Current
Quark, Inc. Director, Marketing, UK Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Director, Sales Current
Quark, Inc. Director, Sales Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Regl Business Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Regl Business Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Manager Emea, Asia Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Reg Manager, Business Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Manager, Project, UK Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Reg Manager, Business Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Quark Senior Product Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Manager, Business Development, UK Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Senior Product Manager Current

Nick is Sales Support Manager for Quark, the leading povider of software and solutions for the publishing industry. He has worked at Quark for 7 years during which time he has had a variety of roles including consultancy and product management. He has extensive knowledge of digital asset management and content management. Nick is one of Quark's main evangelists and regularly speaks at events and tradeshows. Nick is also Quark's representative on the Ghent PDF Workgroup and the pass4press committee in the UK.

Organization Position Status
X-Pubs Product Specialist, Quark Former
X-Pubs Sales Support Manager , Quark Current
Quark, Inc. Representative Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Product Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Andere Lander Lateinamerikas Current

Organization Position Status
Simpledevices, Inc. Director of Software Engineering Current
Quark, Inc. Current
Adobe Systems Incorporated Computer Scientist Former
Queen's University Bachelor of Commerce Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Quark Biotech, Inc. Senior Vice President of Strategy and Planning Current
Quark, Inc. Current
Quark Biotech, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Former
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Current

Distinguished Fellow of the Santa Fe Institute Murray Gell-Mann won the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles. He is the author of The Quark and the Jaguar and The Eightfold Way.

Organization Position Status
Pulse The Book Current
Quark, Inc. Current
The Eightfold Way Current

Peter Jensen ist seit 2006 General Counsel bei Quark und damit weltweit fur samtliche rechtlichen Aspekte der Geschaftsaktivitaten von Quark zustandig. Er bringt eine uber 17-jahrige, reiche juristische Erfahrung mit zu Quark und kennt sich unter anderem in den Bereichen Fusionen und Ubernahmen, Unternehmensfinanzen sowie nationale und internationale strategische Entwicklungs- und Vertriebspartnerschaften aus. Vor seinem Einstieg bei Quark war Jensen Senior Corporate and Securities Counsel bei Samsonite, Vice President und General Counsel bei Colorado MEDtech, einem borsennotierten Unternehmen fur Medizinsoftware und -produkte, sowie Partner bei Chrisman, Bynum & Johnson (jetzt Faegre & Benson). Jensen hat ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der University of Michigan absolviert und verfugt uber einen Bachelor-Abschluss in Geologie des Colorado College in Colorado Springs.

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. General Counsel Current
Quark Distribution, Inc. Counsel Current
Samsonite Corporation Vice President Former
Samsonite Corporation Counsel Former
Faegre & Benson LLP Former
Colorado College Bachelor of Arts In Geology Former

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Quark Biotech, Inc. Chief Development Officer Current
Quark, Inc. Current
Quark Biotech, Inc. Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development Former
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Ph.D. In Gene Therapy Former
Tel Aviv University Ph.D. In Gene Therapy from the Department of Human Genetics, Mt Sinai Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences at Former
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev B.Sc. Former

Sophia Farina is a member of the Quark Strategic Marketing team focused on enterprise products. Sophia has 15 years of experience in digital publishing solutions and brings her knowledge of variable data publishing solutions that spans software, hardware, and automated document workflows to Quark. She has spoken at many industry events and has presented product strategies and briefings to large enterprise customers around the world. Prior to joining Quark, Sophia directed the worldwide software partner program for IBM Printing System Division.

Organization Position Status
Stibo Catalog, Ltd. Member of the Quark Strategic Marketing Current
Quark, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Sales Engr, UK Current

Organization Position Status
Quark, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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