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Ventana Research, the leading business-centric industry analyst firm in providing advisory, consulting, education and research, continues to advance the values of the organization in excellence, reliability and teamwork. The firm’s dedication to its clients, in what is called the Ventana eXperience (VX), requires commitment to the new and continued engagement through the role of accounting and finance.
In this regard, Ventana Research announces the promotion of Dana Billingsley to VP of Finance and Administration and appointment to the leadership team of the firm. Dana is an accomplished leader with more than 30 years of experience as a paralegal/legal assistant and running her own accounting and campaign finance business. She is responsible for supporting the firm and its workforce across finance, accounting, expense, payroll, legal, healthcare, regulatory, benefits administration, and reporting along with the interactions with clients from procurement, legal, contracts and invoicing for ensuring efficient engagement within the firm.
"I am extremely excited to continue my contribution to Ventana Research, bringing my depth of knowledge in accounting and finance experience to the next level using my expertise to optimize our financial processes and administration," said Billingsley. "Ventana Research is a great place to work and its value to its clients and the industry is unparalleled, and the entire team is impressive. I look forward to contributing to the operations of the firm and ensuring its financial success as part of the management team."
"Our investment into the passionate pursuit of excellence continues to advance the growth of the firm, and Dana’s dedication and experience continues to help our firm operate at the operational level required," said Mark Smith, CEO & Chief Research Officer at Ventana Research. "Dana’s experience in account and finance and her support of the entire workforce and that of clients through contracting and invoicing is an essential part of our Ventana eXperience."
Dana can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/danabillingsley/. To contact Dana directly, send an email to dana.billingsley@ventanaresearch.com. More depth on the firm’s client experience can be found found at: https://www.ventanaresearch.com/about/client_experience.
About Ventana Research
Ventana Research is the most authoritative and respected benchmark business technology research and advisory services firm. We provide insight and expert guidance on mainstream and disruptive technologies through a unique set of research-based offerings including benchmark research and technology evaluation assessments, education workshops and our research and advisory services, Ventana On-Demand. Our unparalleled understanding of the role of technology in optimizing business processes and performance and our best practices guidance are rooted in our rigorous research-based benchmarking of people, processes, information and technology across business and IT functions in every industry. This benchmark research plus our market coverage and in-depth knowledge of hundreds of technology providers means we can deliver education and expertise to our clients to increase the value they derive from technology investments while reducing time, cost and risk.
Ventana Research provides the most comprehensive analyst and research coverage in the industry; business and IT professionals worldwide are members of our community and benefit from Ventana Research's insights, as do highly regarded media and association partners around the globe. Our views and analyses are distributed daily through blogs and social media channels including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. To learn how Ventana Research advances the maturity of organizations’ use of information and technology through benchmark research, education and advisory services, visit www.ventanaresearch.com.
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Mark Smith
Mark is responsible for the overall direction of Ventana Research and drives the global research agenda covering both business and technology areas. He defined the blueprint for Information Management and Performance Management as the linking together of people, processes, information and technology across organizations to drive effective results. Mark is an expert in technology for business from Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Analytics to Information Management across finance, operations and IT. Mark has held CMO, product development and research roles at companies such as SAP, META Group, Oracle and IRI Software. He has experience across major industries including banking, consumer products, food and beverage, insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and retail and consumer services.
