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Accelrys appoints Rick Russo as chief financial officer

September 28, 2006
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Accelrys, Inc. (ACCL) announced the appointment of Rick Russo as the company's senior VP and chief financial officer, effective as of October 2, 2006.

Russo has nearly 30 years of finance and accounting leadership experience and has held positions of increasing scope with a number of both public and private high technology companies. Most recently, from 2000 through 2006, Russo served as the chief financial officer of Captiva Software Corp., a global provider of automatic data capture software and enterprise input management solutions. Captiva was a publicly held company prior to its acquisition by EMC Corp. for approximately $275 million in December 2005.



"I am pleased to have Rick joining our senior leadership team," said Mark Emkjer, the company's president and CEO. "Rick is a seasoned and innovative business leader who brings with him a wealth of experience in financial reporting, corporate finance and capital markets. Rick also has extensive software-industry experience which I believe will prove invaluable to us in pursuing our growth strategy and creating value for our customers and shareholders."

In commenting upon his appointment, Russo stated: "I am excited to be joining Accelrys as its chief financial officer. I am enthusiastic about the company's unique position as a software company with leading-edge scientific solutions. I am looking forward to working with the Accelrys team and continuing to improve the financial trajectory of this dynamic company."

This article was prepared by Science Letter editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2006, Science Letter via NewsRx.com.

Copyright 2006 Science Letter via NewsRx.com


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