Former Marketing Director to Launch Branding and Marketing Campaign at Locknet, Inc.

Sept. 9, 2011 - PRLog -- LA CROSSE, WI – August 1, 2011 – Locknet, Inc., one of the top managed service providers in the Upper Midwest has named Nikki Leach as its new Marketing Manager.

Leach, who had been Marketing Director and Corporate Trainer for a national payments company, will be charged with improving brand recognition, creating a cohesive marketing strategy and managing new product development efforts. Locknet previously outsourced their marketing needs but with the addition of Leach, will now work to strengthen their internal marketing assets.

“We were looking for a fresh marketing approach and I believe we found that in Nikki. She is enthusiastic and comes to us with the experience and know-how we were looking for,” said Peter Kujawa, President and COO at Locknet.

Leach holds a Bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin – Platteville and brings sixteen years-experience in promotion, marketing, graphic design and product management/development in both commercial and business-to-business environments. Leach’s previous experience included working with companies including; Johnson & Johnson, Schering-Plough, Colgate-Palmolive, Kraft Foods, and Robert Bosch Company.

She and her husband, Derek, live in La Crosse with their two great danes, Zeus and Kiya. For additional information contact Nikki Leach at 608-785-7970.

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Over the last thirty years, Locknet has grown into one of the largest managed services providers in the Midwest, serving hundreds of clients throughout the upper Midwest.

Today, Locknet offers a suite of products and services including; offsite back up with data recovery, proactive network management and security, as well as installation and support of IT infrastructures. Locknet houses its own state-of-the-art support center in La Crosse, WI and provides full-service 24/7 support.

Accredited by the Managed Services Provider Alliance, Locknet is also one of 36 CompTIA Security Trustmark companies in the country and is a member of numerous Banking Associations including; Community Bankers of Iowa, Community Bankers of Wisconsin, Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota, Iowa Bankers Association, Iowa Credit Union League, Minnesota Bankers Association, Minnesota Credit Union Network, Wisconsin Bankers Association, and Wisconsin Credit Union League.