Merrill Corporation Announces Appointment of Regional Director for Spain & Italy

Online, August 23, 2010 (Newswire.com) - London, England - Merrill Corporation, the leading global provider of technology-enabled services for the legal, financial, health care, real estate and other corporate markets, announced the appointment of a new Regional Director to cover the growing Italian and Spanish markets.
Merrill DataSite has been actively involved in the Italian and Spanish markets for some time now and anticipates that the need for Virtual Data Room (VDR) services will grow significantly in these markets in coming years. With the appointment of Mr. Alvaro Ortega, Merrill DataSite will now have on-the-ground local presence in these regions. Alvaro is also supported by a team of highly experienced native speaking Spanish and Italian Project Managers.
"In addition to the exceptional service we have provided to our clients in Spain and Italy over the last number of years, and the fact that we now have a fully localised Spanish interface, we are now very pleased to have Alvaro on board to offer on-the-ground support to our Spanish and Italian clients. We are very committed to our clientele in these countries and we know Alvaro's appointment will help us grow even further in these regions." said Ed Bifulk, President, Merrill DataSite.
Alvaro Ortega brings with him almost 10 years experience of international financial markets, having worked for Putnam Investments in the United States as a Portfolio Analyst, and as Senior Investment Accountant for PNC Global Fund Services. Upon completion of his MBA from ESADE Business School, Alvaro moved to London and joined Bloomberg LP as an EMEA Data Solutions Sales Manager. After some years, Alvaro was promoted to the role of Global Key Accounts Sales Manager where he strengthened the relationship between Bloomberg Data Solutions and a number of Tier 1 Investment Banks at a global level. Alvaro, a Spanish native, is fluent in a number of languages including English, Italian and Catalan.
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About Merrill Corporation
Founded in 1968 and headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Merrill Corporation (www.merrillcorp.com) is a leading provider of outsourced solutions for complex business communication and information management. Merrill's services include document and data management, litigation support, language translation services, branded communication programs, fulfillment, imaging and printing. Merrill's target markets include the legal, financial services, insurance and real estate industries. With more than 5,000 people in over 70 US and 15 European and Asian locations, Merrill empowers the communications of the world's leading companies.

About Merrill DataSite
Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite's multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.
With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an
ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration - the highest standard for information security - and is currently the world's only VDR certified for operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Merrill DataSite's ISO certification is available for review at www.datasite.com/security.htm.