Cougar Mountain Software Announces a New Director of Product Management

Boise, ID, October 08, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Cougar Mountain Software (CMS), a developer of accounting software, announces the promotion of Lori Pennington to Director of Product Management from Senior Product Manager, effective September 1, 2010.

As Director of Product Management, Lori leads a team that conducts market research to determine new products and functionality that is needed to bring new accounting software customers on board. From there she and her team design innovative software, new products and enhancements to meet market and customer demands in order to ensure the continued growth of Cougar Mountain Software. Lori also oversees management of the Custom Modification Division.

Chief Marketing Officer, Dave Haworth said of Lori’s promotion: “(Lori) has demonstrated professionalism, team spirit, hard work and has been a motivation to people working with her. She has done a great job in improving her skills from a design perspective and in her abilities as a manager. We are sure Lori will bring the same spirit and energy to her work in this new capacity.”

Lori began working with Cougar Mountain Software in 2003 as a Technical Writer and later advanced to the role of team leader. In 2009, Lori again was promoted to Senior Product Manager. Lori holds a B.A. in English, with a Technical Communication emphasis and an M.A. in Technical Communication from Boise State University. Lori has authored and co-authored multiple articles in trade and academic journals. She is also an adjunct professor of business communication at Boise State University.

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