NASHUA, N.H. - August 25, 2020 - Akumina, the leading global Employee Experience Platform (EXP) software provider and one of INC Magazine’s Top 200 fastest growing companies in North America, announced today the appointment of former Iron Mountain executive Peter Karp as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development to lead their global go-to-market efforts.

“The experience, energy, and drive that Pete brings to the table will be a key catalyst to bringing our organization to the next level,” said David Maffei, President and Co-Founder of Akumina. “At Akumina, we believe in the benefits of a transformative digital employee experience, and our ultimate goal is to get our solution into the hands of as many organizations as we can so they can realize their EX potential. We’re confident that Pete is the right person to help us achieve that goal.”

Prior to joining Akumina, Karp served as Vice President of Sales and Global Accounts at Iron Mountain, where he played a critical leadership role in scaling the company’s enterprise sales organization, developing a global sales strategy and evolving their transformation towards a digital and integrated solutions provider. Karp achieved unprecedented revenue growth both at Iron Mountain and at Konica Minolta before that, consistently exceeding quotas and earning top performer distinction over the course of his twenty-six years in the sales industry.

For his part, Karp is also eager to dive into his new role. “It’s always invigorating to accept a new challenge. I have been extremely impressed with Akumina’s dynamic roster of enterprise customers, and the incredible reactions prospective clients have to the technology. The personalized employee experiences and critical system integrations in the Akumina platform provide unique value that is more critical than ever as organizations struggle to optimally manage remote workforces during this difficult and unprecedented period. I believe Akumina is poised for incredible growth, and look forward to leading our team down a path of strategic innovation, productivity, and success.”

Akumina has received recognition from organizations like Forrester Research, ClearBox Consulting, The Tech Tribune, and CIO Review and has partnered with industry leaders such as Avanade, the leading digital innovator in the Microsoft ecosystem. To learn more about Akumina, visit www.akumina.com.

About Akumina

Akumina is the employee experience platform that empowers global enterprises to quickly create personalized digital experiences that help every employee in every role work smarter, not harder. By offering a customizable, brandable and multilingual platform that seamlessly integrates with leading enterprise cloud applications, Akumina delivers a contextual, collaborative, and engaging workplace experience to every user on any device. Akumina’s customers include Whole Foods Market, GlaxoSmithKline, Vodafone, the Boston Red Sox and the Department of Defense. To learn more visit www.akumina.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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