Company addresses increased digital transformation
opportunity, adds local entrepreneur and leading cybersecurity
expert Robert Herjavec to advisory
board
TORONTO, March 14, 2019 /CNW/ -- As part of its
ongoing 'Invest for Canada'
initiative, DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU) today announced an
expanded commitment to the country through the opening of its first
regional headquarters in Toronto
to support local customers and drive business growth.
The HQ, located in the heart of the financial district, will
house DocuSign's expanding sales, marketing and services teams who
will focus on the installed base of over 1500 companies. This
represents an opportunity for the company to continue accelerating
its regional growth across a broad range of vertical markets (such
as healthcare and life sciences, financial services and education)
and in particular the public sector—both federal and
provincial.
"Since DocuSign went public almost a year ago, we've talked
about the remarkable market opportunity that e-signature
presents—something that's worth over $25bn globally. We believe that opportunity is
reflected in the Canadian market too, and we're looking to expand
our local teams in Toronto and
around the country as a result," explained Dan Kagan, GM for Canada at DocuSign.
The DocuSign opportunity is not just centered on e-signature though. The company is also
helping organizations to modernize their broader systems of
agreement—that is, the way they prepare, sign, act-on and manage
the agreements that are fundamental to their business.
"We are seeing organizations of all sizes embracing e-signature
to simplify and accelerate the process of doing business. Once they
realize the impact, they are starting to see how DocuSign can help
to automate and impact other departments, functions and tasks
within their organization—and how we can help modernize their
systems of agreement for even greater value," Kagan added.
In the Canadian region, DocuSign is already helping marquee
customers like Manulife Financial Corporation, the National Bank of
Canada and Telus streamline
operations by connecting its #1 e-signature technology to the
other aspects of their agreement processes. And, according to
Kagan, DocuSign is just scratching the surface of the
potential.
"We are working with DocuSign on the deployment of electronic
signature capabilities. As customer
in Canada, we are thrilled about
DocuSign's continued commitment to the region with the opening of
its new Toronto HQ," said Jeff
Maltez of Manulife Financial Corporation. "We look forward
to continuing to work with DocuSign and its local data center to
accelerate our digital transformation efforts."
To that point, today's announcement follows the recent news of
DocuSign opening local data centers to deliver faster and more
efficient high availability services to Canadian business. It also
comes alongside the appointment of Toronto-based entrepreneur, Robert
Herjavec—the CEO and founder of Herjavec Group, and a leading Shark
Tank TV personality—to DocuSign's advisory board.
"Effective business leaders are always looking for ways to
improve internal processes without sacrificing the bottom line.
Saving time in business is invaluable. DocuSign allows businesses
to utilize the speed of technology and execute agreements faster,"
said Herjavec. "I am so excited to be joining the advisory board of
such a great company, especially as they expand and invest in
Canada."
Herjavec's ability to interpret industry trends and understand
enterprise business cybersecurity demands has helped him achieve
the profile of a global cybersecurity expert. In addition to
serving on DocuSign's advisory board, Robert has served as a
Cybersecurity Advisor for the Government of Canada, participated in the White House Summit
on Cybersecurity and is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce Task
Force for Cybersecurity.
For more information on DocuSign Canada and to see current job
openings, visit www.docusign.ca.
Media Relations:
Adrian
Wainwright
Head of Communications
media@docusign.com
Investor Relations:
Annie
Leschin
VP Investor Relations
investors@docusign.com
About DocuSign, Inc.
DocuSign helps organizations
connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage
agreements. As part of its cloud-based System of Agreement
Platform, DocuSign offers eSignature—the world's #1 way to sign
electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at
any time. Today, more than 450,000 customers and hundreds of
millions of users in over 180 countries use DocuSign to accelerate
the process of doing business and simplify people's lives.
For more information, visit www.docusign.com, call
+1-877-720-2040, or follow @DocuSign on Twitter, LinkedIn,
Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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