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Mary E. Rogren – Resume – Page 2

CENGAGE LEARNING – San Francisco, CA (formerly, Thomson Learning) 1997 ‐ 2015

.VICE PRESIDENT ‐ GLOBAL BUSINESS PRACTICES ‐ 2008 ‐ 2015
 Served in a key liaison role and primary contact between Finance, Legal, and Cengage’s International
operations. Led efforts to reorganize and streamline business processes with Cengage’s International
offices.
 Led Cengage’s anti‐piracy efforts. Investigated and brought piracy cases forward to a cross‐publishing industry
anti‐piracy working group eventually leading to recoveries of $30M+ from known counterfeiters. Served on the
American Association of Publishers (AAP) International Copyright Protection Committee.
 Managed a Compliance/Data Analytics team to track worldwide compliance of Cengage’s intellectual
property (IP) agreements. Provided evidence in multiple lawsuits to support Cengage’s position.
Recommended and implemented changes to IP contractual language and Cengage’s procurement
practices which resulted in significantly reducing Cengage’s risk of possible breach of its IP agreements.
VICE PRESIDENT – FINANCE OPERATIONS ‐ 2001 – 2008
 Led Inventory Management team for a $650M group of businesses. Reduced inventory obsolescence by $30M+.
 Played instrumental role in the due diligence activities leading to the sale of Cengage Learning (formerly, part of
Thomson‐Reuters Corporation) to a private equity firm.
 Developed methodology for analyzing and rationalizing the company’s product portfolio to support the
consideration of new acquisitions or divestitures.
 Operationalized new business strategies including e‐commerce initiatives, while ensuring that accounting,
financial reporting, business systems and Sarbanes‐Oxley requirements were being addressed.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ‐ 1999‐2001
 Led best practices initiatives including the design and roll‐out of a product planning and budgeting
software/system across all of Cengage’s businesses. Played lead role in the integration of a $150 million
competitor.
CONTROLLER – Gale (part of Thomson Learning) ‐ 1997‐1999
 Directed all accounting, financial reporting, budgeting and financial functions including cash management,
royalty accounting, and tax as well as facilities and purchasing. Supervised, mentored, and motivated a
Finance team of 20 plus employees.

ENVIROTEST SYSTEMS CORP., Sunnyvale, California 1996 – 1997

Corporate Controller
 Responsible for accounting and financial functions including cash management and treasury, financial
planning and analysis, and SEC reporting for a $140M public company. Managed the restructuring of the
company’s balance sheet and debt and equity structure resulting in a significant increase in shareholder value
and leading to the eventual sale of the company.

SCIENTIFIC LEARNING INC., San Francisco, California 1996
Controller
 Assisted early stage start‐up in completing $8M venture financing round. Implemented initial accounting,
budgeting, and reporting systems, human resource and infrastructure set‐up.

Details of positions held prior to 1996 are available upon request.
E d u c a t i o n
UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA, Santa Clara, California

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Magna Cum Laude