Frederic G. Hammond joined AspenTech in 2005 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, with global responsibility for corporate governance and legal matters. Hammond brings nearly two decades of experience in public company general counsel and global operational and transactional experience to his role at AspenTech, having most recently handled SEC disclosure and other public company issues as a partner at the Boston office of the law firm Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP. Prior to his association with that firm, Hammond was Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel at Gomez Advisors, Inc., an Internet performance measurement and benchmarking technology service firm, with responsibilities for corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and creditor restructurings and commercial contracts management. He held earlier positions as General Counsel of Avid Technology, a publicly-held international leader in digital video and audio editing, special effects and production solutions; and as a member of the corporate department of the law firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston. Hammond is a graduate of Boston College Law School, cum laude, and Yale College. |