Thursday, March 29, 2012
Bazaarvoice bolsters board of advisors with top software business executive
Bazaarvoice, Inc, a leading Internet and software-as-a-service company that helps clients create, syndicate, and derive actionable insights from online word of mouth, today announced the appointment of Jacqueline de Rojas to its board of advisors.
De Rojas has over 20 years of global experience in the technology industry and recently joined CA Technologies as Vice President and General Manager for the U.K. and Ireland. She will help shape European strategy with a focus on leadership, people management, and business transformation skills in her advisory role at Bazaarvoice.
“Jacqueline is an experienced change agent in the enterprise software space, and we are honoured to welcome her onto our board of advisors,” said Brett Hurt, co-founder and CEO of Bazaarvoice. “Her huge breadth of blue-chip technology expertise will bring an exciting new dynamic to our leadership team as we significantly expand across Europe.”
“I’ve been extremely impressed with how Bazaarvoice enables its clients to harness the customer voice to drive sales growth, marketing, and product development,” Jacqueline de Rojas explained. “I’m looking forward to joining Bazaarvoice’s Board of Advisors at such a formative time in the social industry.”
Prior to her role at CA Technologies, Rojas was McAfee’s Vice President for the U.K. and Ireland, and has held leadership roles at Novell, Cartesis, Business Objects, Computer Associates, Legent, and Informix.
De Rojas is an active advocate of diversity and is a judge on the Women in Technology awards, a member of the Princes’ Trust Committee, and served as a Steering Committee Member of the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance.
About Bazaarvoice
Bazaarvoice, a leading Internet and software-as-as-service (SaaS) company, brings the voice of customers to the centre of business strategy for more than 700 global clients like John Lewis, Costco, Dell, P&G, Panasonic, QVC, and USAA.
Bazaarvoice helps clients create social communities on their brand websites and Facebook pages where customers can engage in conversations. These conversations can be syndicated across Bazaarvoice’s global network of client websites and mobile devices, which allows manufacturers to connect directly with customers. The social data derived from online word of mouth translates into actionable insights that improve marketing, sales, customer service, and product development. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Bazaarvoice has offices in Amsterdam, London, Munich, New York, Paris, Stockholm and Sydney. For more information, visit www.bazaarvoice.co.uk, read the blog at www.bazaarvoice.com/blog, and follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bazaarvoice.
