SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 15, 2012

 

 

FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		000-21433		04-2797789
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

60 Acorn Park Drive

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 613-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changes since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Forrester Research, Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Michael Morhardt as its chief sales officer effective November 12, 2012.

 

ITEM 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated October 15, 2012 announcing the appointment of Michael Morhardt as chief sales officer of the Company.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 16, 2012

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit		Description		Page
99.1		Press Release dated October 15, 2012			5

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Forrester Research Names New Chief Sales Officer

Cambridge, Mass., October 15, 2012 . . . Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced that Mike Morhardt will be joining the company as chief sales officer.

Morhardt has 20 years of experience leading sales organizations in the information services business. He was most recently managing director for the Gerson Lehrman Group. Before that, he spent 14 years at Gartner, where he headed the company’s Americas sales organization and worldwide event sales team.

“Mike has demonstrated the ability to build high-performing, cost-effective sales organizations marked by their accountability and operational excellence,” said George F. Colony, Forrester’s chairman and chief executive officer. “He is a seasoned and disciplined executive and an influential process improvement leader who has expertise in systems upgrades, training and onboarding, and packaging and pricing.”

“I have tremendous respect for the Forrester brand, and I look forward to working with the management team to make an immediate impact on the organization,” said Morhardt.

Morhardt starts in his new position on November 12, 2012.

About Forrester Research

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology. Forrester works with professionals in 17 roles at major companies providing proprietary research, customer insight, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive programs. For more than 29 years, Forrester has been making IT, marketing, and technology industry leaders successful every day. For more information, visit www.forrester.com.

Contact:

Jon Symons

Vice President, Corporate Communications

Forrester Research, Inc.

+ 1 617.613.6104

press@forrester.com

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