While Chorus.ai appointed Thiago Sá Freire as their new Chief Revenue Officer, CloudBolt Software appointed Nick Mansour as the Chief Revenue Officer. Who else made it to the top this week? Let’s find out.
BigPanda Hires New Directors
Autonomous IT operations platform, BigPandaOpens a new window , hired two new alliance directors, Matt Biehler and Nisa Spyker, as directors of alliances and channel sales. Biehler and Spyker come with extensive expertise in leading partnership and sales organizations at enterprise software companies. Before joining BigPanda, Matt BiehlerOpens a new window , director of alliances and channel sales (East) served in partner and alliance roles at Datadog and Bluecore while Nisa SpykerOpens a new window , director of alliances and channel sales (West) worked at Cisco in various roles.
“The channel has always been a part of our sales motion, but in the last 12 months, we have seen tremendous pull from our partners, particularly with the rapid move to Work From Home and acceleration of digital transformation,†explained Paul Szymczyk, Vice President of Sales at BigPanda while speaking to Toolbox. “The channel has grown in importance because customers are turning to partners to help define a pragmatic AIOps strategy. We solve real world problems without becoming an AI science project or forcing a costly rip-and-replace. It’s the practical and rapid time to value approach to AIOps. and best of all, we are a SaaS solution with a 12-week deployment, removing the risk and typical obstacles for partners and their customers.â€Â
Chorus.ai Appoints Thiago Sá Freire as Chief Revenue Officer
Conversational intelligence platform, Chorus.aiOpens a new window , announced the appointment of Thiago Sá FreireOpens a new window as their new chief revenue officer. Before joining Chorus, Sá Freire was the senior vice president of global sales and customer success at Hudl, a video analysis software platform.
CloudBolt Makes Two Key Appointments
Cloud management and integration solutions provider, CloudBolt SoftwareOpens a new window , has appointed Nick MansourOpens a new window as chief revenue officer and Larry KraftOpens a new window as senior vice president, global channels, and alliances. Mansour will address the company’s customer-facing functions, including sales, pre-sales engineering, sales operations, customer success, and channel strategy, and Kraft will lead the build and execution of all go-to-market partner strategies.
Fuze Adds John Milton to General Counsel and David Baum and Jay Markley to the Board
FuzeOpens a new window , a cloud-based communications provider, announced the appointment of John MiltonOpens a new window to general counsel, and David Baum and Jay Markley to the board. Milton will oversee legal affairs for Fuze and focus on the company’s growth, while Baum and Markley will sit as independent board members of the organization.
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Sharmistha Dubey Enters Fortive’s Board
FortiveOpens a new window , a diversified industrial technology growth company, announced the appointment of Sharmistha DubeyOpens a new window as a director of Fortive. Ms. Dubey currently serves as the chief executive officer and director of Match Group, Inc., where she oversees the growth for brands including Tinder, Match, and OkCupid, among others. Prior to her current role, Ms. Dubey has served in various senior leadership positions at Match Group, Inc. since 2006.
Impact Expands To Germany; Appoints Felix Schmidt as Country Manager
Partnership automation company, ImpactOpens a new window , announced the opening of its Germany office and the appointment of Felix SchmidtOpens a new window as country manager for the DACH region. He will drive the company’s growth in the area. Before joining Impact, he has served as the head of business development at MenschDanke and head of key account management and sales at Webgears.
Inseego Appoints Craig Foster as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Inseego CorpOpens a new window , a SaaS and IoT provider, has appointed Craig FosterOpens a new window as the new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Foster brings 25 years of experience to the company. Previously he was the CFO at Bright Machines, a software and robotics company.
MetaCX Hires Brett Crossley as VP of Services and SuccessÂ
Software company, MetaCXOpens a new window , appointed Brett CrossleyOpens a new window as vice president of services and success. Brett will be responsible for pre-sales engineering, professional services, technical support, training, onboarding, and customer success.
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John Siebert Joins New Relic as Executive Vice President Sales, Americas
Observability platform company, New RelicOpens a new window , hired John SiebertOpens a new window as executive vice president sales, Americas. He will drive customer success in the Americas. Siebert brings around 20 years of experience, and most recently, he was the vice president of the Americas at Forter, a leader in eCommerce fraud protection.
SlashNext Appoints Patrick Harr as CEO
Anti-phishing company, SlashNextOpens a new window , has appointed security and cloud services veteran Patrick HarrOpens a new window as their new CEO. Before this, Harr held an executive position at cloud file services provider Panzura where he was the CEO. Â
Data Theorem Becomes Top Cybersecurity Startup of the Year at Black Hat USA 2020 Virtual ConferenceÂ
 Application security provider, Data TheoremOpens a new window , has been named a Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020 during the Black Hat USA 2020 virtual conference by Cyber Defense Magazine. Data Theorem was in line with around 3200 cybersecurity companies for the prestigious award.
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