Vincent Brault joins Anaqua to Drive European Market Expansion

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Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:00am EST

Former CPA executive and French national named as President - European Business
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Anaqua, a leading provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) software and
services, announced that Vincent Brault has been appointed as President -
European Business, reporting to Priya Iyer, the company`s CEO. In this new
position, Vincent will focus on growing the company`s business in Europe and
expanding its relationships with clients and partners. 

Born in France and educated in both France and the US, Vincent has 15 years of
experience in the IP management software and services market. Prior to joining
Anaqua, Vincent was an executive with CPA North America as Vice President, Sales
and Marketing and Vice President, Business Development. He also managed CPA`s US
software development and client implementation services for eight years. 

"I am delighted to welcome Vincent to our executive management team", said Priya
Iyer, CEO of Anaqua. "Anaqua was founded in London and has expanded rapidly in
the US. We are seeing significant growth in European customer interest and
Vincent is the ideal person to drive an increased focus on business development
in France, Germany, Sweden and other key markets in Continental Europe." 

"Anaqua has quickly achieved a leadership position in intellectual asset
management", said Vincent Brault. "I am very excited to be part of the team
driving the next stages of the company`s growth." 

About Anaqua

Anaqua`s software helps leading companies grow and protect company value with an
advanced, flexible IAM solution used by more than 20,000 users in over 100
countries to manage more than $500 billion in intellectual assets. Companies
have saved tens of millions of dollars in annual IAM costs with Anaqua, while
increasing licensing revenue, return on R&D and improving alignment of IA with
business goals. The ANAQUA Enterprise IAM solution supports the full IA
lifecycle from idea to monetization for all IA categories, including inventions,
patents, trade secrets, brands and trademarks. Clients include Microsoft, NXP
Semiconductors, Ford, Kimberly-Clark, Diageo, British American Tobacco, Eastman
Chemical and The Coca-Cola Company. ANAQUA Express is a streamlined, more
affordable solution for smaller IP teams at clients like The Nielsen Company,
M-I Swaco and Welch Allyn. Anaqua is headquartered in Boston, MA, and has a
European head office in London. For additional information please visit
http://www.anaqua.com

Anaqua is a registered trademark of Anaqua, Inc. All other trademarks are
recognized as proprietary to their owners.

Anaqua
Ian Reid, 617-375-5808
ireid@anaqua.com

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