Legal software company poaches Microsoft sales head

Matt O'Callaghan

A former Microsoft employee who headed up the tech giant’s work in the legal sector is set to join a Nottingham cloud software firm.

Matt O’Callaghan will join Peppermint Technology as director of business development. He will be in charge of the day-to-day running of the sales team.

O’Callaghan currently leads Microsoft’s enterprise engagement into the UK legal sector, the field in which Peppermint operates.

Tony Cox, chief sales officer, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Matt to the Peppermint Team. There is a strong and growing opportunity in the UK legal market for the Peppermint proposition and we are taking decisive action to further accelerate sales. Matt brings with him a deep understanding of the UK legal market, along with an intimate knowledge of Microsoft.”

O’Callaghan said: “I have been working with Peppermint to deliver leading edge solutions to the legal sector for a number of years. I’m thrilled to be joining Peppermint at this incredibly exciting time in its evolution to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Online.

“There is an amazing opportunity for the legal market to embrace digital practices – Peppermint is perfectly placed to help firms adapt to these new practices and support them to modernise, transform and grow.”

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