PALO ALTO, Calif. February 26, 2016 – SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading online survey and data insights platform, today announced two additions to the company’s leadership team. Steve Norall has taken the role of Senior Vice President, SurveyMonkey for Business Product, and Brad O’Neill has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Both roles are effective immediately.

Mr. O’Neill and Mr. Norall are co-founders of TechValidate, which was acquired by SurveyMonkey in August 2015. TechValidate, an innovator in the content automation field, gives companies like Dell, GE, and Philips the ability to quickly transform online survey data into content for sales and marketing communication. The team has been working together to define the future of SurveyMonkey’s business-grade solutions.

“Brad and Steve have built an impressive business with TechValidate,” said Zander Lurie, CEO, SurveyMonkey. “We knew they were powerful forces when we acquired TechValidate and have continued to be impressed with their industry knowledge and strong leadership. We are fortunate to have acquired a rapidly growing business whose leaders have capabilities we can leverage across the broader SurveyMonkey portfolio.”

As Senior Vice President, SurveyMonkey for Business Product, Mr. Norall will lead development of the company’s business solutions. With more than two decades of leadership as a serial entrepreneur and operator at SaaS and enterprise software companies, Norall brings deep expertise including product, engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success to the team.

In his new role, Mr. O’Neill is responsible for building, scaling and ensuring the success of SurveyMonkey’s global salesforce. He brings over 20 years of sales experience to the company, with past positions including founding two startups and working in sales leadership positions in enterprise technology and SaaS businesses.

SurveyMonkey is focused on creating a platform that helps people and businesses make great decisions with data. In addition to the development of SurveyMonkey for Business, the company’s other top priorities are innovating its self-serve platform and leveraging its speed and scale to deliver more data-driven solutions, like SurveyMonkey Benchmarks, to customers.

About SurveyMonkey

SurveyMonkey is the world's leading online survey platform, with more than 3 million survey responses every day. SurveyMonkey has revolutionized the way people give and take feedback, making it accessible, easy and affordable for everyone. The company was founded in 1999 with a focus on helping people make better decisions, and has built technology based on over 15 years of experience in survey methodology and web development. Customers include 99% of the Fortune 500, academic institutions, organizations and neighborhood soccer leagues everywhere.

The company has over 700 employees throughout the United States and Europe, with headquarters in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, visit www.surveymonkey.com.

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