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FEBRUARY MEETING FEBRUARY 18TH, 2016 APOLLO EDUCATION GROUP 8 AM Kurt Thies is an entrepreneur, advisor, writer and speaker, focusing on disruptive innovation, with over 20 years of experience as a strategic advisor and domain expert in Information Lifecycle Management including: Solution development, Business strategy, Business development, C-Level Sales, Strategic partnerships, Enterprise content management, Information governance, Deep Industry Expertise, Cloud-based, data governance, Metadata management, Solution innovation, Process management, Professional services, Cloud repositories, and Global enterprise solutions. Kurt’s first company was Counselor Software Development that provided legal automation and litigation support software. This was used in several prominent trials and help pioneer the use of technology in law firms. Kurt then founded Accutrac Software, Inc. that provided the Accutrac Records Management system used by leading law firms, government agencies and corporations. It is used by many Fortune 500 companies globally. Accutrac Software Inc. was acquired by Iron Mountain, the $3 billion global leader in records management. Kurt spent the next several years developing Iron Mountain’s unified solution for physical and electronic records in partnership IBM, Microsoft and others. Kurt focused on strategy and innovation across Iron Mountain’s global customer base, improving the process and management of information. Kurt then began his relationship with TAB Products Co. LLC and brings his vast background and experience in Information Lifecycle Management to expand TAB’s focus on technology and advisory services. TAB Products Co. LLC. Services include the design and implementation of enterprise-wide document and records management solutions for Fortune 1000 companies, resulting in operational efficiencies, cost reductions, improvements to access and speed of information retrieval, risk and litigation management, as well as industry and legislative compliance.