PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwired - May 6, 2013) - Exterro®, the leading provider of unified electronic discovery software, today announced that it has added six new sales directors as part of a regional expansion across the United States. The move comes in response to unprecedented demand for Exterro's e-discovery software, Exterro Fusion®. Exterro has seen its customer base grow considerably over the past year as enterprises are looking to bring more of the e-discovery process in-house. The addition of Exterro's new sales directors bolsters Exterro's presence across the U.S. and in Canada.
"Our clients' legal challenges are impacted not only by ever-changing e-discovery and compliance regulations but also the regions in which they operate," said Mark Wilcox, vice president of sales for Exterro. "They are demanding greater efficiency, lower costs and fast control of a very complex process. I'm very impressed with the backgrounds and experience our new sales directors have in both the e-discovery and technology industries. We look forward to having them work closer with our clients to quickly understand how Exterro Fusion can address their specific e-discovery challenges."
Exterro's newly added sales directors include:
- Andrew Keller, Director of Sales, New England. Andrew Keller has spent the past 20 years in various sales and support positions for Iron Mountain, a leading records and information management company. An industry expert in records, information management and compliance, he has a proven track record of successfully developing and selling consulting services, professional services, and software into legal and IT departments at Fortune 1000 companies. The states in his territory include: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York (North), Connecticut and Eastern Canada (east of Toronto)
- Richard Bottonari, Director of Sales, Mid-Atlantic. Richard Bottonari brings more than two decades of technology sales experience, gaining direct experience working for CT Summation, a leading litigation support solution company, where he focused primarily on management of AmLaw 200 law firms, Fortune 500 and federal government clients. The states in his territory include: New Jersey (South), Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and Central Canada.
- Bruce Collins, Director of Sales, South. Bruce Collins has spent the past 10 years selling hardware, software and services to Fortune 1000, government and education institutions. He came to Exterro from Symantec, where he focused on IT GRC initiatives, controls and standards assessments, risk mitigation, email archiving and various other aspects related to e-discovery processes. The states in his territory include: Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
- Chris Eckert, Director of Sales, Southeast. Chris Eckert has more than 10 years of experience selling technology solutions to AmLaw 200 law firms and Fortune 500 corporations. He previously held sales positions at Stratify and Lexis Nexis, where he worked directly with corporate legal and IT teams to address common e-discovery challenges. The states in his territory include: Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia and Florida.
- Don VanValin, Director of Sales, West. Don VanValin comes to Exterro from Symantec, where he sold enterprise storage, compliance and e-discovery solutions to Fortune 500 corporations on the west coast. VanValin has deep experience in enterprise software and network environments. The states in his territory include: Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Western Canada (Alberta & British Columbia).
- John Gutter, Director of Sales, Government. John Gutter is an experienced sales executive who helped build Iron Mountain's government services division. He possesses a unique knowledge of government institutions and processes coupled with a deep familiarity of legal GRC technologies. Gutter is based in Virginia and works with Federal government agencies throughout the United States.
Contact information for all of Exterro's directors of sales and regional offices is available on Exterro's website.
About Exterro
Exterro, Inc. is the leading provider of unified e-discovery software. The proven Exterro Fusion® platform delivers a 360-degree view into the critical data and workflows required for defensibly and proactively managing e-discovery across the EDRM spectrum. The innovative suite of e-discovery applications built on the Exterro Fusion platform unifies all phases of e-discovery -- from identification, legal hold and early case assessment (ECA) to collection, processing, analysis, review and production. Fusion's open architecture integrates seamlessly with existing business processes and enterprise infrastructures. To learn more, visit www.exterro.com.