Kneat Adds Accomplished Global Sales Leader to its Executive Team
LIMERICK, Ireland, June 14, 2022 /CNW/ – kneat.com, inc. (TSX: KSI) (“Kneat” or “the Company”), a leader in digitizing and automating validation processes, is pleased to announce it has appointed veteran sales leader, Mr. Jacob Hahn Michelsen, as its Senior Vice President of Global Sales.
An experienced and accomplished business leader, Jacob has held various executive roles in information technology and life sciences, with positions spanning sales, operations, and general management.
Jacob joins Kneat from the global IT service provider NNIT. There, Jacob held the roles of Senior Vice President – Public and Private, Senior Vice President – Client Management and Global Sales, and Vice President – Life Sciences division. In these roles, Jacob demonstrated his strength in international sales leadership, strategy, and execution. Prior to joining NNIT, Jacob also served as VP of Operations and Managing Director for Thermo Fisher Denmark.
“Jacob’s experience leading global sales organizations, and his passion for driving digital transformation, will be invaluable to Kneat as we accelerate our go-to-market efforts globally,” said Eddie Ryan, CEO of Kneat. “We’re pleased to welcome Jacob to Kneat’s executive management team.”
About Kneat
Kneat, a Canadian company with operational headquarters in Limerick, Ireland, develops and markets the next generation Kneat Gx SaaS platform. Multiple business work processes can be configured on the platform from equipment to computer system validation, through to quality document management. Kneat’s software allows users to author, review, approve, execute testing online, manage any exceptions, and post approve final deliverables in a controlled FDA 21 CFR Part 11/ Eudralex Annex 11 compliant platform. Macro and micro report dashboards enable powerful oversight into all systems, projects and processes globally. Customer case studies are reporting productivity improvements in excess of 100% and a higher data integrity and compliance standard. For more information visit www.kneat.com
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Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, certain information presented constitutes “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, the relationship between Kneat and the customer, Kneat’s business development activities, the use and implementation timelines of Kneat’s software within the customer’s validation processes, the ability and intent of the customer to scale the use of Kneat’s software within the customer’s organization and the compliance of Kneat’s platform under regulatory audit and inspection. While such forward-looking statements are expressed by Kneat, as stated in this release, in good faith and believed by Kneat to have a reasonable basis, they are subject to important risks and uncertainties. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, given that they involve risks and uncertainties.
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For further information:
Hugh Kavanagh, Chief Financial Officer
P: +353 61 203826
E: investors@kneat.com
James Bowen, Kneat Investor Relations
P: + 1 416-519-9442
E: james.bowen@loderockadvisors.com