SAN FRANCISCO, August 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lasse Andresen, Chief Executive Officer of ForgeRock, was recently named a VIP member of Worldwide Who's Who. This special distinction honors individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to achieving personal and professional success.

Mr. Andresen has extensive knowledge of cloud computing, identity management, Web 2.0, infrastructure software, open source, and distributed organizations. He incorporates his 27 years of professional experience to the role of CEO by uniquely blending his entrepreneurial and technical acumen with his social finesse to lead ForgeRock, the global open source provider behind the I3 Open Platform, which powers some of the world's largest companies and givernment organizations. Within two years of formation, ForgeRock established international roots with ofices in the UK, Norway, France, and the US and recently secured $7 million in series A funding from Accel Partners, a global top-tier VC.

Mr. Andresen's curiosity and tireless ambition has allowed him to continually thrive as an innovative leader in the industry. With a background in computer science, he has worked in software industries since 1985. Before launching ForgeRock, he worked as a systems engineer at Texas Instruments, CTO and co-founder of GravityRock and CTO of central and northern Europe at Sun Microsystems. His contagious enthusiasm and "can do" attitude has brought him success and respect from colleagues and peers. In a few years, Mr. Andresen plans to grow ForgeRock into the Red hat of identity management.

Aside from his career, Mr. Andresen is interested in music and was an accomplished keyboardist for several bands. He also enjoys playing water sports and is a proud certified diver. Visit http://www.forgerock.com and http://no.linkedin.com/pub/lasse-andresen/0/111/953 for more information about ForgeRock and Mr. Andresen.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.worldwidewhoswho.com.

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Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
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