Tokyo, Japan; Oxford, UK; Princeton, NJ; Basel, Switzerland; Sydney, Australia – June 19, 2014.

Zinc Ahead is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Naimoli as Vice President of US Operations.

Mike brings a wide range of experience to Zinc having worked in senior level positions for both pharmaceutical companies as well as industry leading software providers.

Most recently, Mike served as Global Vice President, Life Sciences Industry Business Unit, for SAP where he was responsible for the direction and management of new offerings for the life sciences industry. Prior to that, Mike served as Managing Director, Life Sciences, for Microsoft. Mike started his career in the life sciences industry where he served at Merck, GSK and Charles River Laboratories.

Based in Princeton, New Jersey, Mike will have senior oversight for our US operations and client management. Mike and his team will ensure that Zinc’s US operations continue to excel in customer satisfaction and deliver on Zinc Ahead’s rapid growth. Mike’s team will also focus on providing valuable insights and actionable intelligence to Zinc’s burgeoning life sciences community.

“Mike’s appointment is part of our ongoing strategy to deepen our investment in the US and support our accelerated growth in the Americas.” said James Brown, Zinc CEO. “The continued addition of industry heavyweights to the executive team at Zinc further underscores Zinc’s commitment to experienced leadership and vision for the management of rich digital media in the life sciences marketplace.”

David Bennett, President Sales and Marketing added, “As Zinc Ahead continues to experience significant growth in the US and around the world, Zinc maintains its marketplace differentiation through its depth and breadth of life sciences experience. We understand that customers want more from us than best-of-breed technology and we are delighted to welcome Mike to the team. His expertise will continue to raise the bar for Zinc’s best in class rich digital media solutions.”

About Zinc Ahead
Zinc Ahead’s cutting-edge software is the leading private cloud compliance solution, designed specifically for the life science industry. Over 1,600,000 digital assets have been approved through the Zinc cloud, transforming the digital media development and compliance community in 170 countries. More than 45,000 marketing, medical and legal professionals are using Zinc daily, and our products are widely recognized as the gold standard in life sciences compliance software and rich digital media management.

Zinc empowers users to collaborate, approve and share content in real-time with colleagues and third party agencies anywhere in the world. Combining best-of-breed functionality with an intuitive interface, Zinc enables fast, secure approval of all types of materials including print documents, rich digital media files, apps and websites.

Zinc Ahead is a privately owned company with headquarters in the United Kingdom and operations in the United States, Central Europe, and Asia.

For more information please visit zinc-ahead.com.

Contacts
Zinc Ahead
Anna Dunmeyer
Director, Marketing Communications, Americas