mValent, the leader in automated application configuration management software, today announced the appointment of software industry veteran Joe Forgione as President and CEO. Forgione brings extensive senior management experience leading global organizations and driving new business ventures. Prior to joining mValent, Forgione was vice president of solutions for Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) where he was responsible for global solutions creation and marketing. Forgione also served as President and CEO of content management leader Eprise, a company that he took public. Prior, Forgione was vice president of business development and planning for the Internet Applications Division of Lotus, now part of IBM where he drove OEM relationships, strategic partnerships and business alliances for Lotus’ Internet applications. mValent is funded by Charles River Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners, and IDG Ventures.

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