Veeva Systems Hires Respected Industry Veteran as New Vice President of Sales, North America

Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:11am EST
 
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PLEASANTON, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
John Dawley joins Veeva Systems as Vice President of Sales for North America
after spending more than 15 years in the life sciences industry. Early in his
career, Dawley spent nearly a decade at Dendrite International, where he held
multiple management positions, ranging from running international sales to
managing large deployment teams to running acquired business units. Since that
time, John has led a variety of sales organizations within companies selling
into the global life sciences industry. 

Veeva`s CEO, Peter Gassner, welcomes Dawley to his rapidly growing team. "John
is experienced and knows both the life sciences industry and CRM - a perfect
combination for our organization. He`s a smart, assertive sales professional who
has already demonstrated his commitment to helping Veeva continue to grow its
business in this region." 

"Veeva has had such incredible success in a short period of time…it`s very
exciting," said Dawley. "I`ve never seen a company in this space gain market
share leadership as quickly as Veeva. And, I believe in the product - it`s
precisely the type of flexible solution that life sciences companies need right
now to succeed." 

About Veeva CRM

The Veeva CRM suite of applications, comprised of VBioPharma, VMobile, and
VInsights, is the life sciences industry`s top multi-tenant SaaS-based CRM
solution. As the foundation, VBioPharma offers multiple editions in one CRM
product to accommodate the unique needs of various life sciences commercial
teams. It is also the only Pharma CRM application to come pre-validated for PDMA
and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. The complete Veeva CRM suite gives customers the
mobility and reporting solutions needed to drive user adoption and sales
effectiveness. 

About Veeva Systems

Veeva Systems is the leader in multi-tenant SaaS-based solutions for the global
life sciences industry. Veeva has dozens of customers ranging from the world`s
largest pharmaceutical companies with thousands of users to emerging biotechs
commercializing their first products. Veeva customers achieve the fastest time
to value through the deployment of fully functional applications that are
flexible, simple to deploy, inexpensive to operate, and provide a superior user
experience. Veeva is a privately-held company headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.
For more information, visit www.veevasystems.com.

Veeva Systems, Inc.
Lisa Barbadora, 610-420-3413
pr@veevasystems.com

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