Dan Wernikoff, CEO of LegalZoom, and himself a former Intuit Executive, recently announced that Rich Preece has been appointed as the new Chief Product Officer at LegalZoom.
Preece, a 17-year veteran of Intuit, most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Customer Success for the Small Business and Self-employed group, where he was responsible for developing integrated product and marketing strategies and distribution, including an innovative new service called QuickBooks Live. Rich was accountable for more than $3B in annual revenue, as the US Country Leader for QuickBooks.
Preece previously led the Accountant Segment for QuickBooks, both in the US and across Intuit's international markets. Prior roles Rich held at Intuit included Vice President and Global Accountant Segment Leader, and Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
During his tenure at Intuit, Preece was recognized as one of Intuit’s top innovation leaders. He was a three-time winner of Intuit's Scott Cook innovation award.
As part of his new role at LegalZoom Preece will be focusing on developing and delivering innovative products and services that deliver simple solutions for LegalZoom customers.