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Mimeo.com Names Coleen Smith Chief People OfficerNEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Mimeo.com (http://www.mimeo.com), the innovator of online, on-demand digital printing for business documents and marketing materials, announced today the hiring of Coleen Smith as Chief People Officer, a newly created position. Smith brings over twenty years of knowledge and expertise to the company, including hands-on leadership and experience in managing human resources-related functions for global organizations such as Marsh Inc., a unit of Marsh and McLennan companies (NYSE: MMC), and Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL). Chief Executive Officer Adam Slutsky said that Mimeo's rapid expansion requires an equal expansion of management talent. Just two weeks ago, Mimeo.com announced the hiring of Thomas Karrat as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, another new senior management position, who is leading the expansion of Mimeo.com's sales and marketing team. As Chief People Officer, Smith will oversee Mimeo.com's people strategy, driving organizational performance and keeping employees engaged in their work and focused on the company's mission. She will also be responsible for growing Mimeo.com in all human resources matters, including career development, recruiting, and retention. She will be based in the company's New York office and will report directly to CEO Adam Slutsky. "A fast-growing company like Mimeo.com must place a large emphasis on hiring and retaining good people," said Adam Slutsky, CEO of Mimeo.com. "Coleen's proven leadership skills, operational expertise, and global experience will be invaluable to our organization as we expand." "I'm excited to be joining a rapidly growing company like Mimeo.com that is transforming the way people print, manage, and distribute business documents and marketing materials," stated Smith. "I look forward to helping the company expand both its footprint and team of talented professionals." Smith Biographical Information Most recently, Smith served as a consultant to Marsh Inc., where she advised and worked alongside executives across the United States, Canada and Latin America in expanding their Risk Management practice. She was also responsible for identifying and hiring top talent and key production and operations personnel for the company. Prior to Marsh Inc., Smith spent 16 years at Colgate-Palmolive Company where from 2000 to 2006 she held the positions of Vice President of Global Compensation and Vice President of Global People Development, which included designing and executing strategy for developing the next generation of leaders for the company. During her tenure with the company she held several positions of increasing responsibilities. Smith has a Masters in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University, NY State School of Industrial & Labor Relations, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Villanova University. About Mimeo.com Mimeo.com is the innovator of online, on-demand printing for business documents and marketing materials. It is both the fastest growing company in the online printing services market and among the fastest growing private companies in the country. Mimeo.com has achieved more than 50% revenue growth with expanding margins in each of the last four years, which it has accomplished organically and without yet tapping the even larger international markets. Founded in 1998, Mimeo.com has revolutionized the traditional print industry, enabling busy professionals to print online and enjoy total control over the preparation and delivery of their documents, right from their computers. Every order is printed on-demand, bound and delivered from Mimeo.com's centralized, highly automated 140,000 square foot production facility, ensuring consistency, superior quality and quick turnaround for every order. Mimeo.com allows companies to operate in real-time by meeting their printing needs with speed and efficiency, guaranteeing overnight delivery in North America on any order placed by 10:00 p.m. EST. The online document printing company has received numerous accolades for technology, innovation, and rapid growth including such honors as the Red Herring 100, Inc.500, AlwaysOn100, Deloitte Fast 50 and Deloitte Fast 500 awards. Clients range from small and mid-sized businesses to Fortune 50 companies, including Burger King, Citigroup, Delta, and Pfizer. |
