Clarivate has announced that Gordon Samson will become Chief Product Officer on February 1 as part of its One Clarivate Vision to focus even more on its customers and solutions. Samson, who is presently President of the IP Segment, will assist the four Clarivate customer verticals in this newly developed and focused role. Mukhtar Ahmed, President of the Science Segment, will be leaving the company as a result of this change. Ahmed will work with Samson on the transition of the Science team and the ProQuest integration until April 1, 2022, after which he will serve as an adviser to the company until his departure on October 1, 2022.

Jerre Stead, Executive Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Clarivate, said, “The creation of the Chief Product Officer role is part of our continuing efforts to further evolve our organization to be focused outside-in on our customers and the complete portfolio of solutions we have to offer them. I’m very pleased that Gordon has agreed to step into this role as I know he will help us continue to drive growth and success in our business, while enhancing our focus on bringing industry-specific, end-to-end solutions for our customers. I want to thank Mukhtar for all of his contributions to our success over the past few years. He helped us make transformational strides with our product innovation and with the release of many great products within the Cortellis, HDS and Web of Science portfolios. His role on our executive leadership team helped drive our strategy, refine and improve our processes, and create value for our shareholders and colleagues.”

Samson joins Clarivate with the acquisition of CPA Global in October 2020, having joined CPA Global in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer. He has over 30 years of B2B expertise and has held senior executive roles with operational and P&L responsibilities for over 20 years.