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Spanlink Communications Names Scott Christian CEO

Chief Financial Officer Takes Over Top Leadership Role

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanlink Communications, a Minneapolis-based leading provider of unified communications and contact center solutions, announced today that the company's board of directors appointed Chief Financial Officer Scott Christian as president and chief executive officer.

"We are pleased to appoint a seasoned leader like Scott Christian as president and CEO," said Michael Gorman, Spanlink board member and founding managing director of Split Rock Partners. "Given Scott's experience and knowledge of this company and our industry, we are confident that he will lead the company to continued success."

Christian replaces co-founder, president and CEO Brett Shockley, who resigned Thursday after accepting a position with Avaya.

"Brett has been instrumental in establishing Spanlink as a leading business communications technology provider," said Gorman. "On behalf of the board of directors, I'd like to thank Brett for his leadership and for making Spanlink the success that it is today."

As a result of this transition, Christian has been elected to serve as a director on Spanlink's board and Shockley has stepped down from his board responsibilities.

"This past year has been Spanlink's strongest from a sales, revenue and profitability perspective," said Christian. "Looking ahead, we will continue to develop and deploy solutions based on the industry's leading unified communications technologies and will do so leveraging our key partnership with Cisco."

Christian joined Spanlink in 2007 and has been serving as CFO. In addition to serving as president and CEO of Spanlink, Christian will maintain his CFO responsibilities. He previously served as vice president and general manager for Black Box's Voice Services North Business Unit. In January 2005 Black Box acquired Norstan where Christian served as president and CEO. Additionally, Christian's positions at Norstan included executive vice president and chief financial officer. Christian has also held executive leadership positions at Ceridian, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and Caterpillar Equipment.

About Spanlink Communications, Inc.

Spanlink Communications is a leading provider of unified communications and customer interaction solutions leveraging Cisco's technology. With 20 years experience and nearly 1,500 sites deployed, Spanlink helps companies exploit the benefits of virtual unified communications networks for business transformation. Spanlink applies expert consulting, deployment, integration and managed services to tailor each customer's solution and support plan to its business needs for transformational business improvements in productivity, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Spanlink is a Master certified Cisco partner serving mid-size businesses and large enterprises. Find news and information at http://www.spanlink.com.

SOURCE Spanlink Communications, Inc.