Mimecast CEO to Address the Evolving Role of Company Founders at Business of Software Conference

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mimecast:

WHO:	Peter Bauer, CEO and Co-Founder, Mimecast
WHAT:	Presentation, “Founding Principles vs. Scaling Principles”
WHEN:	Monday, October 1, 4:30pm – 5:15pm EST
WHERE:	Business of Software Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

Peter Bauer, CEO and Co-Founder of Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud-based email archiving, security and continuity for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, will lead the session, “Founding Principles vs. Scaling Principles” at the Business of Software Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, October 1 at 4:30pm EST. In his presentation, Mr. Bauer will address the evolving role of a company’s founder and discuss the major leadership differences between starting and growing a company.

Since co-founding Mimecast in 2003, Mr. Bauer has built a global company with over 330 employees, over 6,000 customers and recently secured $62 million in Series C funding from Insight Venture Partners to focus on further technological innovation and international expansion. Throughout his session, Mr. Bauer will share the lessons and challenges encountered while growing Mimecast; address how his role within the organization evolved as the company grew; and compare and contrast the core differences between founding principles and scaling principles to help existing business leaders and entrepreneurs successfully navigate potential leadership obstacles. Prior to co-founding and leading Mimecast, Mr. Bauer’s career began in South Africa, where he founded FAB Technology, an integrator of internet and messaging technologies, which was acquired in 1998 by Idion.

Founded by Neil Davidson, co-founder and joint CEO of Red Gate Software, in 2007, the Business of Software Conference is an event that brings together regional leaders to share ideas for building better software businesses. Held in the InterContinental Hotel in Boston on October 1-3, the Business of Software Conference will also features sessions with Noam Wasserman, a professor at Harvard Business School, and Dharmesh Shah, the founder and CTO of HubSpot.

For more information on Mimecast, please visit http://www.mimecast.com/.

About Mimecast

Mimecast (www.mimecast.com) delivers cloud-based email management for Microsoft Exchange, including archiving, continuity and security. By unifying disparate and fragmented email environments into one holistic solution that is always available from the cloud, Mimecast minimizes risk and reduces cost and complexity, while providing total end-to-end control of email. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2003, Mimecast serves more than 5,000 customers worldwide and has offices in Europe, North America, Africa and the Channel Islands.