Welcome to Mike Dinsdale as VP of Finance and Administration, CFO!

Silicon Valley Executive to Help Guide Accelerating Growth of DocuSign eSignature Platform

Appointed Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer of DocuSign, Mike Dinsdale brings a wealth of financial and strategic experience and will help drive DocuSign's explosive growth in the eSignature market. Mike shares his thoughts about joining the DocuSign family:

I am excited to join DocuSign at this pivotal growth stage and work with this dynamic team in leading the eSignature revolution. I am impressed with the phenomenal impact the DocuSign eSignature platform has on its customers and its ability to increase productivity, streamline business processes and reduce costs.

Mike comes to DocuSign with proven track record of driving organizations to hyper growth. Most recently, he served as CFO of Lithium, a SaaS platform and application suite provider hosting some of the worlds' largest and most successful brand affinity and support communities. In addition to setting Lithium's financial strategy and managing the operations of finance, HR, corporate development, legal and business development, Mike raised millions in equity financing and was responsible for two strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of Scout Labs. During his tenure, Lithium's valuation increased, positioning the company as the clear leader in Social CRM.

Prior to Lithium, Mike joined Velocity11, a life sciences technology company, where as employee #10, he was instrumental in setting business strategy and aggressively driving revenue growth to $50M. As CFO, Mike managed operations in North America and Europe, distribution in Asia and numerous functional areas. Mike further fueled company growth by increasing revenues, securing funding and playing a key role during the firm's acquisition by Agilent Technologies in 2007.

Mike acquired a B.E.Sc in mechanical engineering from the University of Western Ontario, an MBA from McMaster University and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

As an avid sailor, he represented the Canadian National Sailing Team in the 1996 Olympic trials and at the 2003 Pan Am games. Currently, Mike is training to compete in the 2011 TransPacific Ocean Race spanning the Pacific from Los Angeles to Hawaii.

Steve King, DocuSign president and CEO, comments on recruiting Mike to join the DocuSign team:

DocuSign clearly dominates the electronic signature market with its customer-centric offerings, innovative functionality, vast number of users and commanding market share. We are pleased to have enlisted Mike Dinsdale—recruiting this level of talent speaks volumes for DocuSign and our future. Mike will further round out an already remarkable team as his financial and strategic expertise will further accelerate our momentum.

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