Mark Murphy Named Chief Financial Officer for Collexis Holdings, Inc.

       

 

 

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - Collexis Holdings, Inc., a leading developer of high definition search and knowledge discovery software, announced today that Mark Murphy has been named the company’s chief financial officer.

 

With more than 30 years of public financial management expertise, Murphy will be responsible for all of Collexis’ accounting operations, including financial reporting and corporate governance, internal controls (SOX) and compliance.

 

Prior to joining Collexis, Murphy served as the senior vice president of finance for PCA International, Inc., where he directed all finance and treasury functions for the multi-million dollar retail photography business that operated over 2,000 studios in Wal-mart stores in six countries. He was previously employed with the Kellogg Company where he served in several leadership roles, including director of operations for Kellogg Snacks DSDD. In that position, Murphy directed supply chain efforts and was responsible for product forecasting, deployment and tracking. As the CFO of the Kellogg Company Warehouse Club and Specialty Products business units, he managed strategic planning and analysis, trade spending, business and financial reporting and a variety of other financial efforts.

 

“We’re excited to welcome Mark to our team,” said Collexis CEO Bill Kirkland. “His financial and public markets expertise will provide an invaluable resource for our company. We look forward to his financial leadership during this time of Collexis’ global expansion.”

 

A graduate of Ohio University, Murphy has held leadership positions with other large corporations, including Keebler Company, President Baking Company and Price Waterhouse.

 

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