DataDirect Networks appoints president

DataDirect Networks, Inc. says that veteran technology executive Joseph L. Cowan has been named president of the company, reporting to CEO Alex Bouzari effective immediately.

  • Friday, 7th June 2013 Posted 11 years ago in by Phil Alsop

In his role, Cowan will assume full operational management of the company, allowing Bouzari to focus on refining and enhancing the company strategy.

Cowan brings a proven track record in executive management to DDN, as well as significant experience repositioning private and publicly owned companies for sustainable growth. Cowan has served on DDN’s board of directors since 2011 and most recently, held the position of president and CEO of Online Resources Corporation, a leading provider of online financial services which was acquired in January 2013 by ACI Worldwide. Prior to that role, Cowan served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of Interwoven Inc., a provider of content management software, from April 2007 until its acquisition by Autonomy, Inc. in March 2009. Cowan also has held executive leadership roles at Manugistics Group, Inc., EXE Technologies, Inc. and Invensys Automation & Information Systems, among others.

At DDN, Cowan’s responsibilities will include driving accelerated revenue and profit growth in the global big data and cloud infrastructure marketplace, as well as leading and aligning the company’s worldwide corporate strategy to meet its overall business objectives and enhance its competitiveness.

Cowan received a BS degree from Auburn University and an MS degree from Arizona State University.