Sales Leader Evan Marks Joins Akken as Director of Sales
Akken (www.akken.com), provider of the first All-in-One, on demand staffing and recruiting software welcomes successful technology sales veteran Evan Marks as Director of Sales
Nashua, NH – June 4, 2009 - Akken (www.akken.com), provider of the first All-in-One, on demand staffing and recruiting software, today welcomes software sales and Solution Selling™ consultant Evan Marks as Director of Sales. Marks will lead the expansion of Akken’s flagship offering, Akken Staffing™, effectively growing the client base while delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
"We are very fortunate Evan has decided to join our team" said Giridhar Akkineni, founder and CEO of Akken. "With his sales leadership expertise, particularly in the area of consultative sales methodologies, we are confident Evan is right person to help us reach our growth goals while helping our clients be more effective and profitable."
Marks brings more than 23 years of technical sales and marketing expertise to Akken. Most recently with EM Consulting Solutions and Services, a sales and marketing consulting company, Marks founded to train, motivate and rapidly improve sales effectiveness of technology sales teams. Marks continually exceeded his clients' expectations, reducing their sales cycles by 30% and increasing their revenue more than 40%. Prior to EM Consulting, Marks held numerous leadership positions in high growth technology and software companies such as Accel Technologies, where he led the sales team and grew revenues from $3 million to $18 million in under 2 years. Marks is a recognized Solution Selling consultant and has successfully implemented the Solution Selling process in more than 20 organizations.
“I am excited to join the team at Akken at this important time in our history" said Evan Marks. "Akken's fast growth and countless customer success stories over the past 2 years demonstrate a strong demand for an integrated software platform to operate a staffing company. I am looking forward to helping staffing and recruiting firms be more productive in today's challenging economy."
About Akken
Akken Staffing is the only cloud-based all-in-one business management platform for staffing and recruitment firms. The Akken Staffing suite is a modular web-based service that seamlessly integrates all front and back office functions including email and calendaring, applicant tracking, customer relationship management, job management, accounting, human resource management, self-service, payroll processing, reporting and more. Hundreds of staffing and recruitment firms run their businesses on the Akken Staffing™ platform. For more information visit please http://www.akken.com or call 1-866-590-6695.
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