The CMO Club Appoints Karen Sage, CMO of SciQuest, President of Raleigh/Durham Chapter

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

SciQuest, Inc. SQI, a leading provider of cloud-based business automation solutions for spend management, today announced Karen Sage, chief marketing officer, has been named president of the new Raleigh/Durham chapter of The CMO Club. In this position, Sage will work closely with national representatives from The CMO Club along with other top marketing professionals from local businesses to launch and grow the local chapter.

The CMO Club is an exclusive professional global organization of over 800 CMOs that brings together top corporate marketing professionals from all industries at a local and national level. Through the club's digital members only platform and CMO Club House, members are able to network with other marketing professionals from around the world, reference CMO curated educational materials on marketing trends and provide insights about beneficial strategies or tactics. Through the local chapter, members gather at monthly private dinners to discuss the biggest challenges they are currently facing, how they are addressing the changing market, and new techniques for analyzing and quantifying the results of marketing activities.

Sage, who was previously an active member of the CMO Club in Silicon Valley, holds 20+ years of experience in business-to-business marketing and communications. Prior to joining SciQuest in April, she served as vice president of marketing for the business innovation group from CA Technologies, a $4.5 billion security and technology management company. Her experiences leading growth also include multiple leadership roles during a 15-year stint at Cisco. Karen started her career having invented the NETSYS Performance tools at NETSYS Technologies, Inc., which was acquired by Cisco in 1996.

"Raleigh/Durham is a well-established home for a unique mix of research, technology and consumer brands," said Sage. "Every company in this region is not only producing great products, but also stellar marketing too. By launching this new CMO Club chapter, leaders from different industries can discuss trends, best practices and key learnings with other marketers, which will only help every company build a strong marketing department."

The Raleigh/Durham chapter of the CMO Club will host its kick-off dinner September 23^rd. For more information on the Raleigh/Durham chapter of The CMO Club and the September dinner event, please contact Sage at karencmoclub@gmail.com. To learn more about the CMO Club and request membership, please visit www.thecmoclub.com.

About The CMO Club

The CMO Club (TheCMOClub.com) is the world's most engaged and inspired community of Senior Marketing Executives who help each other solve their biggest challenges, within a candid, trusted, and sharing environment. Collaboration fueled by inspiring events and within the members-only Digital Solutions Clubhouse raises the standard for what is required to be a successful Chief Marketing Officer. With more than 800 members and a no vendor selling policy, The CMO Club is the go-to center for today's Senior Marketer for peer-based personal and career success support. For more details on membership or becoming a thought leadership partner, please visit www.thecmoclub.com or call 323-388-8204.

About SciQuest

SciQuest SQI spend management solutions enable procurement, sourcing and financial professionals to focus on strategic decisions that transform business processes. Our feature-rich products and expert services help hundreds of organizations, including leading global companies, drive bottom line results by improving, automating and optimizing their source-to-settle processes.

Learn more about our solutions and how we can help your organization turn spending into savings at http://www.sciquest.com.

To join the conversation, please visit our blog at http://www.sciquest.com/blog or follow us on Twitter @SciQuest.

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