ThoughtWorks Studios Adds Dennis Hooker as Vice President of North American Sales

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ThoughtWorks Studios, (www.thoughtworks-studios.com) a global leader in Agile ALM tools and training, today announced the appointment of Dennis Hooker as vice president of North American sales. Hooker brings more than 25 years of software sales experience, with the last 15 years in executives sales leadership roles.

"ThoughtWorks Studios continues to grow globally and within North America, and having additional executive experience will ensure we build upon our sales momentum of 2009 and help our customers achieve their strategic business goals," said Cyndi Mitchell, managing director for ThoughtWorks Studios. "During his 15 years of software sales leadership, Dennis has repeatedly demonstrated his strong team and organization-building abilities, while building strong customer relationships that jointly deliver high impact results."

Prior to his position with ThoughtWorks Studios, Hooker served as vice president of sales for the central region and Eastern Canada for Micro Focus, one of the leading providers of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions. In that role, he developed and aggressively grew his territory while simultaneously penetrating emerging markets and gaining new market share. He also held executive sales positions with Mercado Software, iTRACS Corporation and Appsmart Software.  

"ThoughtWorks Studios is at the forefront of helping organizations scale Agile across the enterprise and tackling the challenges of expanding programs beyond project management," said Hooker. "I am excited to join the ThoughtWorks Studios team and look forward to building upon the success of its family of Adaptive ALM tools and services."

About ThoughtWorks Studios

ThoughtWorks Studios is a global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. Its products and services are used by organizations as a foundation for sustainable Agile adoption, where project management, automation and engineering best practices are required. The company's Adaptive ALMTM solution provides a platform for managing all aspects of the software development lifecycle, from requirements definition and project management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The three products that make up Adaptive ALM, Mingle® (project management), Twist® (test automation) and Cruise® (release management), are available as an integrated solution or as stand-alone products. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all aspects of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Backed as an independent division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneering leader in Agile development and best-practices, ThoughtWorks Studios' customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. It is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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