Handshake Announces Kiva Kolstein Joins as Chief Revenue Officer

NEW YORK, July 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Handshake, the emerging leader in B2B Commerce technology for manufacturers and distributors, today announced the appointment of Kiva Kolstein as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). As CRO, Kolstein will be responsible for scaling Handshake's sales, customer success, and professional services organizations worldwide, driving the company's next phase of growth while ensuring customers receive superior support. Kolstein will report directly to Glen Coates, CEO, Handshake.

"As we expand our platform to meet the challenges of enterprise manufacturers and distributors, Kiva brings a track record of success selling to and servicing some of the biggest companies in the world," said Coates. "I am extremely excited to have Kiva join Handshake.  His energy and experience implementing the processes and systems required to scale global sales and service organizations will lead to our sustained growth for years to come."

Kolstein brings over 20 years of sales and client service management experience to his new role. Immediately prior to joining Handshake, Kolstein was Vice President, Sales and Chief Growth Officer for Percolate, a web and mobile marketing SaaS platform company. In that role, he built Percolate's sales organization and implemented a scalable revenue generation model, growing the business by a factor of thirteen in 3 years.  Prior to Percolate, Kolstein formed the corporate markets division at Gerson Lehrman Group where he served as Senior Vice President, Global Head of New Business Development. At Gerson Lehrman Group, he expanded corporate markets revenue by a factor of ten and added over 175 Fortune 500 clients.

"Handshake has the opportunity to revolutionize B2B by transforming the way manufacturers and distributors do business across all industries and globally," said Kolstein. "I am thrilled to join a company of smart and passionate people that are solving such a large and complex problem. The investments we are making in a mobile-first B2B Commerce platform will provide our customers with the competitive edge to succeed in today's on-demand economy."

About Handshake
Founded in 2010, Handshake is the B2B Commerce platform that helps manufacturers and distributors grow their business by making it easy for their customers to order the right products from them, in-person and online. Handshake Rep is a mobile sales order entry app that allows sales reps to write orders faster and gives them the product and customer information they need to have more strategic customer conversations. Handshake Direct is an omnichannel B2B eCommerce solution that complements field sales reps by giving buyers the convenience of 24x7 ordering and product education through a custom B2B eCommerce portal and B2B mobile commerce app. For more information, visit https://www.handshake.com/.

Media Contact: North 6th Agency, Inc. (For Handshake)
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