This week, Charlie Corr surprised the industry by announcing that he was leaving research firm InfoTrends, where he was a Group Director, to assume a position with web-based print service provider Mimeo as Vice President of Corporate Strategy. Corr is a leading industry expert, with 28 years of industry experience split between operational experience, consulting and research and is a popular speaker at industry events.  WhatTheyThink spoke to Corr as he was departing research firm InfoTrends to pursue this new opportunity.

WTT:  Charlie, thanks for speaking with us today.  I have to say I was surprised when I heard the news.  How long have you been at InfoTrends, and can you share with our readers what your role there was?

CC:  I joined InfoTrends, then CAP Ventures, in 1998, as you should know, since you hired me there!  Most recently I was Group Director, responsible for several consulting services, including On Demand Printing and Publishing, the Document Outsourcing Consulting Service, Production Workflow Solutions, Production & Wide Format Printing, Business Development Strategies, Custom Communications, Jetting Technology Opportunities and Corporate Consulting. I spent a lot of time with clients, including vendors, printers and corporate, helping them with operational and strategic issues.  I also was actively involved in research, including multi-client studies.  So it was a wide range of responsibilities encompassing a broad swath across the industry.