Workfront Vice President of Sales John Knotwell Listed in Utah Business Magazine's "Forty Under 40"

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Feb 26, 2015, 09:00 ET

SILICON SLOPES, Utah, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Workfront, the leading provider of cloud-based Enterprise Work Management solutions, today announced that John Knotwell, Vice President, Sales, was recognized by Utah Business Magazine as one of the "Forty under 40." The 13th annual Forty Under 40 program honors Utah's up-and-coming professionals rising through the ranks at record speed.

John Knotwell, Workfront Vice President of Sales, named in Utah Business Magazine's "Forty under 40."

"John is a key member of our sales leadership team and is well-deserving of being included in this elite category of business professionals within the state of Utah," said Eric Morgan, CEO of Workfront. "Since joining Workfront in 2012, John has been a key part of building the Workfront sales organization and making it as successful as it is today. We are excited to see what the future holds for John at Workfront."

In addition to having a hand in building the Workfront sales organization, he also played a vital role in creating new incentive policies that have led to high retention of the sales team. Under his leadership, the average deal size has increased over 400%, which has contributed significantly to Workfront's near-50% cloud subscription year-over-year growth over the past two years.

Knotwell is also a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing Herriman, and parts of Riverton and South Jordan. He was recently re-elected to serve a second term.

Workfront solves work management challenges by managing the full lifecycle of work, from initial request, prioritization and planning through coordination, delivery and measurement into a single tool. By providing a single system of truth, teams are able to collaborate in the context of work and gain complete visibility into the work that is being done. This eliminates the need for unnecessary status meetings and gives teams time back to be more productive

About Workfront

Workfront is a cloud-based Enterprise Work Management solution that helps marketing, IT, and other enterprise teams conquer the chaos of excessive email, redundant status meetings, and disconnected tools. Unlike other tools, Workfront Enterprise Work Cloud is a centralized, easy-to-adopt solution for managing and collaborating on all types of work through the entire work lifecycle, which improves team productivity and executive visibility. Workfront is trusted by thousands of global enterprises, like Cars.com, Cisco Systems, Comcast, Covario, Schneider Electric and Trek. To learn more, visit www.workfront.com or follow us on Twitter @Workfront_Inc.

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