Compuware CFO Laura Fournier Named CFO of the Year
Crain’s Detroit Business Selects Fournier Among "Best and Brightest in Southeast Michigan"
DETROIT--May 1, 2007--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today announced that Laura Fournier, Compuware Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, earned Public Company CFO of the Year recognition in the first-annual Crain’s Detroit Business CFO of the Year Awards. An independent panel of academic and finance-industry luminaries selected Fournier for this honor. In bestowing this award, the panel considered Fournier’s total contribution to company success, her leadership role across the company, her innovation and her community service.
"This award represents a mark of achievement for Laura, for her entire Finance team and for Compuware," said Compuware Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter Karmanos, Jr. "Laura continues to provide strategic leadership for Compuware in building one of the strongest balance sheets in the technology industry while maintaining the company’s proud tradition of ethical, straightforward and transparent financial reporting."
Fournier joined Compuware in 1990 as Director of Internal Audit. Her current responsibilities include Compuware’s worldwide financial reporting, accounting, internal audit and taxation. Laura also serves the company as Treasurer and guides strategic planning and all business practices and policies related to finance.
"I’m honored to be named CFO of the Year, and I thank the committee for this award," said Fournier. "I’m grateful to Compuware Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos, Jr. for his ongoing support, as well as to the entire Compuware Finance organization for being the best in the business."
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation maximizes the value IT brings to the business by helping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.com/.
