Forrester Moves to Plug CFO Gap

Following the resignation of its CFO in the week before Christmas, technology specialist Forrester Research has brought in a consultant, Paul Burmeister, to assist acting CFO George F. Colony and help find a permanent replacement. This week the firm also moved Charles Rutstein to the role of COO.

Company veteran Rutstein will assume management of day-to-day business operations, allowing Chairman and CEO Colony to devote time to his new, additional role.

Burmeister, a partner in consultants Tatum LLC, has 30 years experience in finance including spells as CFO of RoweCom and Fidelity Systems Company, interim CFO of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group and Corporate Controller of Fidelity Investments. He spent more than a decade with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) as both assistant corporate controller and CFO of the firm's Plan Services division, and worked in senior roles at PepsiCo, American Can Company, and Estée Lauder.

Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Warren Hadley resigned in December following initial findings from an internal investigation into share option irregularities (DRNO www.mrweb.com/drno/news6269.htm ).

The firm is online at www.forrester.com .

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