BlackLine CEO And Chief People Officer Invited To Speak At 2019 Diversity Innovation Forum In Los Angeles

Alliance for SoCal Innovation to feature fireside chat with Therese Tucker and Susan Otto



LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Therese Tucker, CEO and founder of accounting automation software leader BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL), and Susan Otto, chief people officer, have been invited to speak later this month at the 2019 Diversity Innovation Forum put on by the Alliance for SoCal Innovation.

Ms. Tucker and Ms. Otto will participate in a fireside chat designed to highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace to drive innovation and sustainable growth. Tucker will draw on her experience building BlackLine into a market leader that is predicated on providing an employee-centric, diverse and inclusive culture. Otto will offer insight and best practices regarding successful and practical programs and initiatives she's implemented based on her more than 20 years of experience building and leading successful human resources organizations at mid-size and large companies across multiple industries.

BlackLine has been recognized as one of the country's 'Best Workplaces' many times in a series of rankings put out each year by consulting firm Great Place to Work® in conjunction with Fortune magazine.

The 2019 Diversity Innovation Forum takes place Tuesday, April 30th, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. For more information or to register, please go here.

About BlackLine

BlackLine is a provider of cloud-based solutions that transform Finance and Accounting (F&A) by automating, centralizing and streamlining financial close operations, intercompany accounting processes and other key F&A processes for large and midsize organizations. The company is recognized by Gartner as a Leader in its 2018 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Close Solutions and as a pioneer in the cloud market for enhanced financial control and automation.

Designed to complement virtually all ERP and other financial systems including SAP, Oracle and NetSuite, BlackLine increases operational efficiency, real-time visibility, control and compliance to ensure end-to-end financial close management and accounting automation from within a single, unified cloud platform. Enabling customers to move beyond outdated processes and point solutions to a Continuous Accounting model, in which real-time automation, controls and period-end tasks are embedded within day-to-day activities, BlackLine helps companies modernize accounting operations with intelligent automation, ensuring more accurate and insightful financial statements and a more efficient financial close.

More than 2,600 companies with users around the world trust BlackLine to help ensure balance sheet integrity and confidence in their financial statements. Based in Los Angeles, BlackLine also has regional headquarters in London, Singapore and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.blackline.com.

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