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Charles Rutstein named Chief Executive Officer at RISI
Monday 05. May 2014 - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the hiring of Charles Rutstein as Chief Executive Officer.
Rutstein comes to RISI from Forrester Research. During his nearly 14-year tenure, he held a variety of different positions, most recently Chief Operating Officer. Under his leadership, Forrester’s revenue nearly doubled, earnings more than doubled, and the firm’s stock outperformed the NASDAQ by a wide margin. Rutstein also focused much of his time and attention on improving the customer experience for Forrester clients, both online and offline.
“We are delighted to welcome Charles to RISI. His proven track record managing and growing a world-class information business makes him a perfect fit. Charles has the customer focus, business acumen and international perspective to accelerate RISI’s growth,” said Henry Elkington, CEO, AXIO Data Group.
“RISI has become the leader in forest product information services by continually placing its customers first. Maintaining that focus will be a top priority for me as we continue to make strides to improve the depth, breadth and delivery of our services,” added Rutstein.
Rutstein began his career at Forrester as an analyst, and was later promoted into a director position overseeing technology research at the firm. He then ran Forrester’s consulting business, where he designed and built a new operating model for the business. Rutstein later ran Forrester’s Leadership Boards (executive peer networking) and events businesses.
Before he joined Forrester, Rutstein worked as principal consultant for Price Waterhouse Management Consulting Services. As a member of the Price Waterhouse Global Systems Solutions Center, he helped to devise and implement technology strategy for many of the firm’s largest clients.
Rutstein holds a B.A. in economics from Hobart College and an M.B.A. in strategic and entrepreneurial management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.