Mic Harris adds Lightning to Local Thunder

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Steve Dodge
Local Thunder
sdodge@localthunder.com
1-866-781-9360

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Mic Harris adds Lightning to Local Thunder

(Portland, Me. 9/18/06) - A Portland, Maine Technology Company has hired a Director of Sales to lead the charge.

Local Thunder(sm)-Experts in brand localization strategies and tactics and developers of Local Express dynamic landing pages, has hired Mic Harris as Director of Sales.

In his new role, Harris will spearhead the sales effort for this burgeoning technology company and will be primarily focused on domestic business development. He’ll lead a team of veteran sales professionals in both the retail and media verticals.

Prior to taking on his new role, Harris held sales and sales management positions with NAPA Auto Parts for ten years until joining a small start-up, Recruiternet, Inc., as its first employee in 1999. After orchestrating elements of a successful acquisition by First Advantage in 2006, he left to pursue other ventures, which led him to this opportunity with Local Thunder.

Jim Boutin, COO, Local Thunder said, “Having someone with Mic’s experience and vision in this role is invaluable. Local Thunder is growing and I am very pleased to be able to draw on such an experienced and successful professional as Mic, to take charge of maintaining and accelerating the momentum we are gaining in the marketplace.”

Harris commented, “I very much enjoy the challenge and focus of a growing company, with particular emphasis on client satisfaction and performance. I am very excited to
be part of the Local Thunder team, and look forward to continuing a great sales effort in 2006 and beyond.”

Harris is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and provides 30 years of customer focus in various management capacities.


For additional information and research, contact:



Steve Dodge
Local Thunder
sdodge@localthunder.com
www.localthunder.com
1-866-781-9360