Vivisimo Appoints Vice President to Lead EMEA Expansion

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com), a leader in enterprise search, today announced the appointment of David Harrower as Vice President and General Manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

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A veteran of more than 15 years of International business and communication experience, Harrower will be responsible for developing business strategy, growing the existing customer base and building new alliance partnerships to support Vivisimo's expansion into EMEA.

"Our continued penetration in EMEA plays a vital role in our growth strategy," said John Kealey, CEO of Vivisimo. "David brings us the experience and expertise we need to strengthen business developments and increase sales in untapped EMEA markets. We couldn't be more thrilled about having him lead our EMEA sales organization to build critical partnerships that will ensure our continued growth."

Prior to joining Vivisimo, Harrower was a Regional Vice President of iDirect Technologies where he grew the business unit 40% with revenues of $32M and opened up new markets, such as in Russia and Kazakhstan where iDirect had little or no presence.

Before joining iDirect, Harrower oversaw the International Client Service and Business Development at Brodeur Worldwide. He also has corporate communications experience with significant roles with Fitzgerald Communications, Fleishman-Hillard and Hill & Knowlton.

"I'm excited to be joining Vivisimo at this pivotal juncture in the company's growth," said Harrower. "Vivisimo has a strong foundation in Europe with customers like Airbus and Bupa and is gaining momentum globally. I'm looking forward to building on its traction in EMEA and working closely with the proven management team and the sales and service professionals we have in place."

About Vivisimo, Inc.
Vivisimo provides enterprises with innovative search solutions that help end-users find and take advantage of all appropriate and available information, regardless of source, location or type. Vivisimo's innovative technology, including social search tools that enable collaboration throughout the enterprise, is delivered with a focus on end-user satisfaction and application control through easy-to-use interfaces, flexible security management and a modern architecture that enables quick deployment. Vivisimo products are available for standalone search applications or as OEM versions embedded within partner applications and solutions. Vivisimo serves its clients from headquarters in Pittsburgh, USA, and through partners around the world. Visit Vivisimo.com and our SearchDoneRight blog.

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