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Legal Industry Veteran John Christiansen Joins Zapproved as Vice President of Sales
| Source: Zapproved Inc.
PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - December 14, 2009) - Zapproved Inc., a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
provider with a platform that adds accountability to business
communications, announced today that John Christiansen joined the company
as Vice President of Sales.
Mr. Christiansen has more than 20 years of experience leading sales efforts
for legal software companies. He will be responsible for driving revenue
growth, expanding channel sales and establishing strategic partnerships at
Zapproved. He will focus primarily on the company's Legal Hold Pro™
product which is the world's first pure SaaS system for managing litigation
holds.
Mr. Christiansen has a track record of helping emerging growth companies in
the legal industry gain customer traction. He most recently was the Vice
President of Business Development for JD Supra, an online startup that
features user-generated content from the legal industry and free access to
legal documents. Mr. Christiansen was previously the Director of Key
Accounts for CT Summation, the leading provider of litigation support and e-discovery workflow software. He joined Summation when the company was a
startup and he helped grow revenues to multi-million dollars and helped to
guide the company through a subsequent acquisition by CT Corporation.
"Adding John to our team is a significant milestone as we launch our Legal
Hold Pro product into the legal market," said Monica Enand, President and
CEO of Zapproved. "John has a track record of helping customers find
solutions to critical problems. The combination of John's background with
successful startups and expertise in the legal market make him uniquely
qualified and we're excited to have him join us."
Mr. Christiansen can be contacted directly at sales@legalholdpro.com.
About Zapproved Inc.
Founded in February 2008, Zapproved is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
provider based in Portland, Ore., with a platform that adds accountability
to business communications. Zapproved's first products focus on targeted
compliance workflows that reduce liability risk in legal and regulatory
compliance. The company is expanding its product line to create a suite of
applications that address additional compliance issues and workplace
collaboration. To learn more, visit www.zapproved.com/aboutus.
