DRAPER, Utah -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lingotek, the leader in collaborative translation technology, today announced the appointment of Calvin Scharffs as Vice President of Marketing and Product Development to round out their executive leadership team. As the vice president of marketing and product development at Lingotek, Scharffs will leverage his marketing and product development skills to lead worldwide marketing, outline go-to-market strategies, and develop partner and relationship programs.

“Calvin’s exceptional knowledge of software development, combined with his marketing skills, will further enhance our executive team”
“Lingotek provides an opportunity for businesses to expand to foreign markets, and it does so in an easy-to-manage and time-efficient manner,” said Scharffs. “I have worked on developing and bringing to market essential, innovative, industry-leading software products for most of my career. Lingotek’s products are strongly positioned to attract powerful partnerships and global customers, and allow businesses to expand to foreign markets. I look forward to utilizing my experience in marketing and product development to contribute to the company’s expansion.”

Scharffs brings more than 17 years of experience in marketing, as well as both product and project management for early-stage companies and Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, Scharffs worked for Sendside Networks, a customer and investor communication platform, where he served as vice president of product management. At Sendside Networks, in addition to leading their integrated marketing program, Scharffs was also a product evangelist and worked closely with the product development team to deliver word class software.

Prior to Sendside Networks, Scharffs was VP, Group Program Management Director at McCann Worldgroup where he worked with clients including Microsoft, McAfee, Unisys, VeriSign, and Plantronics. Before working at McCann Worldgroup, he was the Director of Marketing for Compliance Information Systems. Early in his career, Scharffs was President and CEO of Digital Planet, an internet service provider that was acquired by the Citadel Broadcasting Corporation in 1998.

“Calvin’s exceptional knowledge of software development, combined with his marketing skills, will further enhance our executive team,” stated Robert Vandenberg, CEO of Lingotek. “Calvin will help ensure that Lingotek maintains its commitment to innovative translation software and services. Calvin will further strengthen our marketing program, in addition to our customer and partner outreach.”

About Lingotek

Lingotek is transforming the way companies translate and localize information, making the process faster, less expensive and more accurate. Its exclusive web-based Collaborative Translation Platform™ represents the next step in the evolution of translation through technology and community involvement. Today, global organizations, intelligence agencies and government entities use the platform, saving time and resources on projects ranging from a few pages to several volumes. Lingotek also offers professional translation services for companies. The company is based in Draper, Utah. For more information, visit http://www.lingotek.com