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Appointments, Martech, News, Technology

Mapp announces appointment of Eric Lubow as new Chief Product & Technology Officer

Mapp, the international provider of insight-led customer experience, has today announced the appointment of Eric Lubow to the position of Chief Product & Technology Officer. In this role, Eric will lead all aspects of Mapp Cloud’s technologies, leveraging more than 20 years of executive engineering and technology leadership in MarTech.

Eric most recently served as the VP of Engineering for Thrasio, the fastest-growing acquirer of Amazon FBA businesses. Prior to that, he served as CTO/Co-founder at leading digital care and content data technology companies, including HealthHive, Mymee, and SimpleReach.

In his new role, Eric will spearhead Mapp’s engineering and product teams, fostering innovation and working on developing cutting-edge features, but will most importantly help facilitate Mapp into becoming a leading technology driven MarTech platform in its space.

Eric’s appointment is exciting for Mapp as it will drive the company’s Product and Technology strategy forward in an innovative and efficient way. With customer acquisition and retention becoming more complex to tackle for consumer brands, the need for the right solutions and strategies has never been more crucial. Leveraging insight-led technologies, the company aims to empower its clients with the necessary tools to embrace the evolving consumer landscape effectively and see greater value in their tech while having a bigger impact on their consumers. The appointment of a new CPTO marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey and reaffirms its dedication to staying at the forefront of the marketing technology landscape.

Steve Warren, CEO of Mapp, comments: “We’re extremely excited to welcome Eric to Mapp and look forward to his leadership as we accelerate our tech expansion and provide solutions that solve common customer experience challenges. Eric’s experience in optimizing and scaling technology brings a strong value to our organization, particularly as our industry undergoes some fundamental shifts and value-driven technology is becoming key. This is crucial to helping brands generate actionable insights for driving meaningful change in the customer experience field.”

Eric Lubow, Chief Product & Technology Officer of Mapp, adds: “I’m thrilled to join a company that helps businesses prioritize data-driven marketing decisions. This is a challenging time for both brands and vendors as many find themselves dealing with smaller budgets, higher targets, and more demands being put on their time and capabilities. It’s why being able to deliver value quickly and effectively is important to us and for our customers. My goal is to bring a strategic mindset and direction to the Mapp suite of solutions, drawing on my years of MarTech and analytics experience, and I’m excited to propel us to new heights together with the Mapp Technology team.”

 

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About Mapp

Marketers and data specialists should always be able to focus on their core business instead of spending their time taming the technology behind it. With the insight-based customer experience platform Mapp Cloud, marketing decision-makers have more time for what matters and can place their brand messages in the best possible way. Through customer intelligence and marketing analytics, companies easily and effectively gain cross-channel customer insights from data, which in turn enable highly personalized marketing activities. Mapp’s customers also benefit from tailored and self-optimizing cross-channel campaigns based on AI-powered predictive models. Automated messages can thus be sent in the ideal marketing channel, at the optimal time and with the right contact frequency. Thanks to powerful one-to-one personalization, maximum engagement as well as long-term customer retention are achieved. More info here.

Mapp’s digital marketing platform helps over 700 businesses across Europe and in the US. Mapp’s clients include Ella’s Kitchen, Expert, Freesat, West Ham United F.C., MyToys, Pepsico, Quint, Vivienne Westwood, and The Entertainer.

Appointments, AV tech, News

Rec-tech start-up Willo hires award-winning tech dealmaker to help drive ambition to become world’s leader in video interviewing

  • Former EY associate director corporate finance Kevin Swan appointed VP of Finance at fast-growing video interview platform 
  • Corporate finance technology expert Swan will ramp up data-led business insights and intelligence to help start-up scale around the world 
  • Founder Euan Cameron hails new addition as vital cog in start-up’s drive to become the world’s premier video interview platform 

 

GLOBAL rec-tech start-up WIllo has hired one of Scotland’s foremost tech funding experts to lead its finance division and help drive further national and international expansion.

Kevin Swan joins the growing Glasgow-founded video interview platform from EY, where as associate director corporate finance he was responsible for leading the professional services giant’s technology deals in Scotland.

Willo is one of the world’s fastest growing asynchronous video interview platforms, working with more than 5,500 organisations including the NHS, Coinbase, Chick-fil-A, and Sureify.

Willo’s new VP of Finance Swan – winner of Emerging Dealmaker of the Year at Business Insider’s Deals and Dealmakers awards in 2022 for his work with technology companies in Scotland – brings a decade of experience working on ‘transformative’ high-growth tech deals the role, including the sale of edtech business Flow to Mapal Software in 2019, and securing investment in ETB Technologies from Swedish funder Roko. The latter was named Scotland’s SME Deal of the Year for 2022 at the Business Insider ceremony.

Corporate finance technology expert Swan will initially focus on dialling up Willo’s use of data-led business insights and intelligence, with the aim of helping the start-up – which recently announced $2.5million investment to drive expansion into the US – scale around the world.

 

He said: “The scale of the market opportunity for Willo is enormous. The pandemic precipitated a huge increase in remote interviewing, but it has already developed significantly since then and become a continually accelerating trend, particularly for organisations with a high-volume of job intakes.

“Willo’s ease and simplicity to use, extensive integrations with key applicant-tracking systems, value-added features like candidate ID verification checks, and dedicated customer service separate it from the competition, and I firmly believe we have the potential to be the world’s go-to video interview platform.

“I have worked in professional services for almost a decade – mostly working with high growth businesses and particularly in technology – and I am excited to work in a high-growth tech business from the inside instead of advising from the outside and then moving onto the next role when a deal is done.”

 

Founders Euan Cameron and Andrew Wood believe Swan’s expertise in business insights and intelligence will help take the burgeoning tech firm to new heights.

 

Cameron, WIllo’s CEO, said: “Kevin is somebody we’ve had our eye on for some time, and brings a wealth of experience working with high-growth start-ups that will help Willo scale in all departments.

“We are firm believers in decision making informed by data-led insights and intelligence, and Kevin’s expertise in this area significantly Increases the value we offer customers, employees, and shareholders through financial maturity.

“We have ambitions to be the world’s biggest video interview platform, and Kevin’s data-led approach and insight will be central to our achieving them.”

 

Willo, which already operates in more than 135 countries around the world, remains on target to grow turnover to £40m by the end of 2025, an ambition that will include reaching more than one million video interview completions per month – a key metric for the burgeoning firm – and in excess of 80,000 paying users.

Willo plans to open a new headquarters in New York City in second half of this year that will provide a base for a seven-strong US sales and support team.

 

The US hires are part of a global recruitment drive that will more than double Willo’s total headcount by the end of 2023. The firm plans to bring on board 25 new team members to drive further growth in the US, UK, and Asian markets.

 

For more information on Willo, visit willo.video.

Appointments, News

Boomi Appoints Adrian Trickett as Vice President of Sales and General Manager of EMEA

  • Former Salesforce executive joins Boomi to rapidly scale customer acquisition in the EMEA region

 

Boomi™, the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced the appointment of Adrian Trickett as Vice President of Sales and General Manager (GM), EMEA. As head of sales and GM for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) markets, Trickett will oversee the region and be responsible for achieving revenue and profit targets, delivering on the organization’s go-to-market strategy, and growing the region’s customer base.

“Trickett’s experience building and leading high-performing sales teams for fast-growing technology companies is a perfect fit to support Boomi’s aggressive growth plans in EMEA and beyond,” said Steve Lucas, CEO at Boomi. “The need for seamless integration and automation solutions has become more critical than ever as businesses continue to face continually shifting market challenges and mounting technical debt. Boomi is expanding globally and growing our experienced leadership team to meet this demand by bringing our industry-leading platform to more businesses.”

Trickett served most recently as Vice President of Sales at Salesforce (MuleSoft). Trickett also previously served as Vice President of Sales at Software AG and as Chief Revenue Officer for NewVoiceMedia, where he helped take the software as a service (SaaS) provider of cloud contact center solutions to a $400 million exit through acquisition by Vonage. He has extensive experience as an Advisor on SaaS-specific portfolio investments for the venture capital firm Notion Capital, where he helped take more than a dozen fast-growing startups through successful exit events.

Trickett’s appointment follows several recent growth announcements from Boomi, including the addition of several new executive leaders to its existing leadership bench, and expansion in  Vancouver, Canada, Bengaluru, India and the Asia Pacific region

As the pioneer of cloud-native integration platform as a service (iPaaS), Boomi celebrates the largest customer base among integration platform vendors; a growing community of more than 100,000 members; and one of the largest arrays of global systems integrators (GSIs) in the iPaaS space. The company boasts a worldwide network of partners, including Accenture, Deloitte, SAP, and Snowflake; and works with the largest hyperscaler cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google, and Microsoft, among others.

Included on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ and Inc. 5000 lists as one of America’s fastest growing and most innovative technology companies, Boomi was recently named to Nucleus Research’s list of “Hot Companies to Watch in 2023.” The company has also won numerous awards as an employer of choice, including its listing as one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces. Boomi has also won two International Stevie® Awards, for Company of the Year and Product Innovation; the Gold Globee® Award in the Platform as a Service (PaaS) category; the Merit Award for Technology in the Cloud Services category; the Stratus Award as a Global Leader in Cloud Computing 2022; and received the prestigious 5-star rating in the CRN Partner Program Guide for two consecutive years.

 

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About Boomi:

Boomi aims to make the world a better place by connecting everyone to everything, anywhere. The pioneer of cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS), and now a category-leading, global software as a service (SaaS) company, Boomi touts the largest customer base among integration platform vendors and a worldwide network of approximately 800 partners – including Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, SAP, and Snowflake. Global organizations turn to Boomi’s award-winning platform to discover, manage, and orchestrate data, while connecting applications, processes, and people for better, faster outcomes. For more information, visit http://www.boomi.com.

 

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Appointments, Fintech, News

FinTech Company EedenBull Appoints Eilin Schjetne as CEO to Spearhead Global Growth

EedenBull, a leading payment fintech company, specialising in B2B and commercial payment technology, has announced the appointment of Eilin Schjetne as the new CEO to scale the company into a new global growth phase.

Norwegian headquartered EedenBull’s innovative spend management platform helps banks be more relevant in today’s competitive banking environment and enables the banks to support their SMB customers become more efficient.  EedenBull has its technology development centre based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Schjetne has over 20 years of experience in the banking and payments industry, both with established players and challengers. Most recently, she was the General Manager for digital bank, Lunar, in Norway, building the bank for consumers and small businesses. Previously, she was Product Director at Visa for the Nordic and Baltic region and had a role in Visa´s global team for Real Time Payments and Open Banking as Partnership lead for Europe. Schjetne has also held leadership positions at DNB ASA, the largest bank in Norway, in product and business development in the corporate payment and cash management solutions division.

Founder and former CEO EedenBull Nicki Bisgaard will return to the PayTech Group, the payments advisory company he founded more than 20 years ago and act as a special advisor to the EedenBull team particularly focusing on business development globally.

Eilin Schjetne, CEO of EedenBull said; “I am humbled in the face of this challenge and grateful for the board’s decision to invest in an ambitious leader to take EedenBull to the next level. I believe my broad experience from banking and fintech, along with our fantastic team, our highly competent board and our large global partners will enable us to collectively execute our strategic growth plans.”

With several Nordic banks as investors, EedenBull provides a spend management platform for SMBs through more than 60 banks in the Nordics and Australia. With additional partnerships in the pipeline, EedenBull is expected to grow its global footprint. EedenBull’s spend management platform offers businesses and employees a comprehensive and controlled approach to managing company expenses.

Jeremy Nicholds, Non-Executive Chair at EedenBull said; “These are exciting times for EedenBull, with the company now gaining significant traction in its home markets as well as globally. We are delighted to bring in someone of Eilin’s experience in banking and corporate payments and the capabilities as our new CEO to take the company through its next phase of growth and development. We are indebted to EedenBull’s founder and former CEO, Nicki Bisgaard, for his visionary leadership that has brought us to where we are today.”

Creating a fintech unicorn

The company is now focused on scaling up, which means further commercialisation to roll out services at a faster pace, both in new and existing markets.

Schjetne continued; “From experience, I know that scaling costs. Therefore, one of the first things I will focus on is ensuring sufficient capital for our growth ambitions. We invite both financial and industrial investors to join us on the journey towards creating Norway’s first fintech unicorn. Despite a volatile investment climate, we are confident that there is capital for innovative products from ambitious companies in a growing market that generates healthy revenues, which is EedenBull.”

Schjetne has also been Product Director in Nets with responsibility for Norwegian payment solutions for consumers and businesses. Eilin holds an MSc from the London School of Economics.

About EedenBull

EedenBull is a Norwegian fintech company founded in 2018. Its innovative spend management platform is distributed via banks to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide enhance their spend management processes. EedenBull’s platform provides real-time visibility and control over expenses to improve financial management. With around 20 employees and offices in Oslo, Singapore, and Edinburgh, the company has ambitious global growth plans.

Appointments, Business, Business & Property News, Law

Punter Southall Law Adds New Corporate Partners: Grant Dawe LLP Co-Founders Join Corporate Team

Punter Southall Law, the leading consultancy model law firm that advises clients and high net worth individuals, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new partners.

Jonathan Dawe and Tony Grant have joined as Partners in its corporate team. The two co-founders of Grant Dawe LLP bring with them an extensive client following, boosting Punter Southall Law’s corporate team and adding strength to the firm’s expertise in law.

Jonathan and Tony have a wealth of experience advising a range of domestic and international clients in the media, sport tech, retail, and real estate sectors. They were both previously partners at Dentons and went on to establish Grant Dawe LLP in 2006. They have considerable international expertise, both having worked in the overseas offices of Dentons in Asia and the Middle East.

Simon Cullingworth, Managing Director at Punter Southall Law, said: “Jonathan and Tony’s arrival reinforces the strength of our corporate team. Their loyal client following is a testament to their exceptional client service. We believe that they will help us continue to deliver high-quality legal services and support our clients in achieving their goals.”

Tony said: “We are excited to join Punter Southall Law, a leading law firm with an excellent reputation for providing high-quality legal services.”

Jonathan said: “Tony and I look to forward to working with the firm’s talented team of lawyers and contributing to the continued growth and success of the corporate team.”

For more information about Punter Southall Law, please visit www.puntersouthall.com/law.

 

Appointments, News

SmartRecruiters Welcomes Michael DeSimone as CEO

SmartRecruiters, Next-Generation Technology for Hiring Without Boundaries™, announced today that Michael DeSimone has been appointed as the company’s new CEO.

DeSimone brings over 20 years of experience driving revenue growth, expanding product portfolios, and building high-performing teams. As the CEO of ShopKeep, a cloud-based point-of-sale system provider, DeSimone successfully led the company through a significant growth phase and ultimately orchestrated its acquisition by Lightspeed POS, where he served as Chief Business Officer for the past two years.

Before ShopKeep, DeSimone served as CEO of Borderfree, an e-commerce platform provider for leading retailers. He led the company’s growth from a startup to a publicly traded company that was ultimately acquired by Pitney Bowes in 2015.

“I’m thrilled to be joining SmartRecruiters and to have the opportunity to work with a team that has already accomplished so much,” said DeSimone. “As the world of work continues to evolve, talent acquisition has become an increasingly critical function for businesses of all sizes. SmartRecruiters is uniquely positioned to help companies hire the best talent and I look forward to working with the team to build on its success and continue to drive growth.”

“We are delighted to have Michael join SmartRecruiters as CEO,” said Jerome Ternynck, SmartRecruiters’ Founder and Chairman of the Board. “Michael has an impressive track record of driving growth and building successful teams, and we believe he is the right person to lead SmartRecruiters into its next phase of growth.”

SmartRecruiters is one of the fastest-growing talent acquisition platforms in the world, used by more than 4,000 customers across 120 countries. Its suite of solutions helps companies hire the best talent quickly and efficiently, from sourcing and recruiting to onboarding and beyond. With DeSimone’s leadership, SmartRecruiters is poised to continue its rapid expansion and become the go-to platform for talent acquisition in the global marketplace.

 

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About SmartRecruiters

SmartRecruiters enables Hiring Without Boundaries™ by freeing talent acquisition teams from the shackles of legacy applicant tracking software. SmartRecruiters’ next-generation platform serves as the hiring operating system for 4,000 customers like Bosch, LinkedIn, Skechers, and Visa. Companies with business-critical hiring needs turn to SmartRecruiters for best-of-breed functionality, world-class support, and a robust ecosystem of third-party applications and service providers.

Appointments, Finance and Banking, News

Equity Release Supermarket support consumer demand with new hires

The UK’s No.1 independent equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), continues to expand its UK operations to best serve clients with the appointment of three new advisers and an addition to their Head Office operations.

The pioneering digital-tech company add to their growing national team in order to strengthen their presence within the industry and throughout the UK. The latest appointments – Jon Styles, Adam Lombardo, Kelly Hodgkiss and Amy Payne – bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise from within the general financial services sector.

Mark Gregory, Founder & CEO at Equity Release Supermarket commented: “In a year of significant change for our sector including consumer duty and the mini budget in 2022, we have remained committed to our values and the industry as a whole, through our quality of advice, level of customer service, and innovation through technology.

“Our customers are at the centre of all we do, and we have always made it our mission to be as open and transparent as possible. We understand what a turbulent time and difficult period it is for the nation, particularly with the cost-of-living crisis. We therefore always treat our clients with the optimum care, honest and open advice.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jon, Kelly, Adam and Amy to our expansive and well-established team. Their respective expertise will help us to further strengthen our position and reach throughout the UK. It is always our aim to provide the best possible service to our customers, which is why we invest so heavily in our people, expertise and technology.

“We are also very proud to still be creating new career opportunities at a difficult time for the industry.”

Newcomers – Jon, Adam and Kelly – will cover all areas of the UK offering either telephone, video or livechat services. to support consumers nationwide.

Jon began his career in financial services in 2014 at Nationwide Building Society before becoming an Equity Release specialist in 2018.  Whilst Adam also held many esteemed roles at Nationwide Building Society. Both bring to the firm a range of expertise, knowledge, and a passion for customer service.

Kelly joins ERS as a well-qualified and experienced adviser bringing over 20 years’ experience to the team.

 

Kelly commented: “It’s a privilege to join Equity Release Supermarket. They are a company I have long admired having watched how they have paved the way in the industry. Working for organisations that have a strong reputation is of key importance to me and it’s why I wanted to become part of Equity Release Supermarket. They have an incredible reputation and exceptional advisory team – I love what they stand for, given that achieving the best outcome for my clients has always been at the heart of my advice process.

 

Equity Release Supermarket believe in recruiting advisers on the quality of their advice and developing them through their unique in-house training academy.

The firm launched an Industry-first digital solution for consumers just over 12-months ago – known as smartER™ – an equity release comparison tool. The platform now contributes to more than 25 per cent of their business and has generated increased attention from consumers, given that it allows them to take control for the first time.

 

Mark went on to say: “By empowering consumers to conduct their own whole of market research, we are opening a new window of opportunity for our industry.

“Today’s market offers older homeowners an unprecedented choice of products that provide secure, flexible finance. We’ve now made this completely transparent, enabling consumers to interact and compare the market, putting them in the driving seat and helping them to achieve their financial goals.

 

Holding previous marketing roles at TMA Club and Sesame Bankhall, Amy Payne is highly experienced within the financial services industry. She joins ERS as Senior Marketing Executive to assist with the accelerated growth and awareness of the platform, as well as providing added support to Advisers and Lenders. She has a wealth of experience working within this arena and will fuel the operational strength of the company.

 

Mark continued, “We have an exceptionally talented and pro-active team who deliver unparalleled support and services to our clients.

 

 

Appointments, News, Pensions

Vidett boosts team by hiring Nicole Johannesen as Associate Director in Scotland

Vidett, the UK’s leading professional trustee and pension governance firm, has announced its first new appointment since its formation in February 2023 through the merger of Punter Southall Governance Services (PSGS) and 20-20 Trustees (20-20).

Nicole Johannesen has joined as Associate Director and will be based in Vidett’s Scotland office. As a qualified pensions actuary, Nicole brings over 9 years’ extensive governance and trustee experience combined with excellent communication and organisational skills.

 

Nicole began her career with Hymans Robertson, where she worked in various pension roles and was the lead consultant on two of Hymans Robertson’s scheme management and pension governance clients, including their largest appointment.

She has a proven track record of building strong relationships and bringing stakeholders together to develop practical solutions. Additionally, she is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), and has actively driven progress in this area throughout her career.

 

On joining the company, Nicole said: “I’m delighted to be joining Vidett at such an exciting time, following the merger of 20-20 Trustees and PSGS. It is a privilege to be joining such a dynamic and friendly team of professionals and I am looking forward to collaborating with my new colleagues and clients over the coming months.”

 

Naomi L’Estrange, Co-Chief Executive at Vidett said: “It is great for Nicole to be joining at a hugely exciting time – she is coming on board as our first new recruit since forming Vidett and takes our team in Scotland up to five.

Nicole brings invaluable actuarial and governance experience to our team and clients. She’s also going to get involved in developing and improving our board effectiveness offering which we see as increasingly important area for a trustee and governance business. We wish her every success in her new role.”

 

Nicole is a member of the Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA) and Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (FFA). She has a first-class Master of Mathematics degree from the University of St Andrews.

 

Vidett is a privately owned business, independent from any other provider of services to corporate pension and employee benefit schemes. With an unrivalled knowledge bank to support client needs, Vidett currently looks after over 475 clients with total assets in excess of £142bn and over 2.5 million scheme members.

 

Appointments, News, USA

Richard Culberson appointed CEO of Moneypenny North America

Call and live chat company, Moneypenny, has bolstered its growth ambitions in the US by appointing Richard Culberson as CEO of its North America operations. This new appointment will strengthen Moneypenny’s rapid growth in the US and boost its plans to grow the North American business both organically and through acquisitions.

Culberson was previously General Manager of GPS Apparel at Gap, Inc, and brings with him a wealth of experience in developing new business opportunities and helping companies scale by leveraging innovative technologies and launching differentiated products and services. His experience will be invaluable in leading the company to greater heights. He has also been lauded for his ability to manage complex organizations, and for his skills in developing strategies for growth.

Prior to his time at Gap Inc, Culberson launched and scaled the Homelife business unit and associated suite of connected home services at Cox Enterprises in Atlanta. He has a wide range of experience in media, technology, retail and communications industries, and is passionate about serving the unique needs of both small and large businesses and helping them deliver outstanding customer experiences.

Culberson, who will be based in the company’s Atlanta headquarters, commented: “I am looking forward to taking Moneypenny North America to the next level in terms of developing our Contact Center Teams provision and growing our business.  The company is well known for its award-winning culture and has clearly enjoyed phenomenal success to date and is on an upward trajectory which I look forward to driving to even greater success.”

Joanna Swash, Group CEO of Moneypenny, added: “Richard’s introduction is a really key appointment for Moneypenny at a time when we are turbo-charging our US growth and development, having acquired Alphapage in August 2022 and VoiceNation and Ninja Number in 2020.  He brings some great experience, dedication and skills that will be an invaluable asset, complementing those of our fantastic US team, and we’re really looking forward to working with him.”

Appointments, News, Technology

Cohesity Appoints Seasoned Enterprise Sales and Field Operations Leader Kit Beall as Chief Revenue Officer

Former VMware, Cisco, and Uhana Executive Brings Decades of Sales, Customer, and Business Development Experience to Cohesity

Cohesity, a leader in data security and management, today announced the appointment of Kit Beall to the role of chief revenue officer. A business development and enterprise tech veteran, Beall brings more than 30 years of highly relevant experience to Cohesity, with deep expertise in software, cloud, security, artificial intelligence (AI) and managed services. In this role, Beall will utilise his vast international experience in overseeing all sales and partner functions worldwide.

Prior to joining Cohesity, Beall was senior vice president of global accounts and telcos at VMware, where he was responsible for managing, growing, and advising VMware’s largest and most strategic global accounts, including some of VMware’s key verticals such as financial services. Prior to that, Beall was chief operations officer and senior vice president of global field sales at Uhana, an AI platform for 5G mobile networks. Uhana was acquired by VMware in 2019. Beall also spent 12 years at Cisco, most recently as vice president of sales for the company’s cloud and managed service business, as the company grew from $25B to $50B in revenue.

Beall has a strong reputation for helping customers and partners deliver on business outcomes by embracing technology and cloud services that can play a key role in addressing critical business challenges. He also is known for building and scaling high-performing, diverse teams.

 

“I’m thrilled to join Cohesity at this important juncture of the company’s evolution. I have long regarded Cohesity as having the best technology in the space, and deeply respect their CEO, founder, board, and management team,” said Beall.

“Cohesity sits at the junction of three of the highest priority business issues today – security, cloud, and data management, and it provides a radically simple yet highly differentiated approach to securing, protecting, and deriving value from data. I look forward to helping customers and partners succeed, and working with this incredibly talented team.”

“I’ve known Kit for many years, and respected his track record of understanding customer pain points and connecting them to technology innovations that drive strong business outcomes. He is results oriented, an entrepreneurial change agent and brings strong customer and partner relationships to Cohesity,” said Sanjay Poonen, CEO and president, Cohesity. “Beyond that, Kit has the unique gift of being both strategically relevant to a customer, while also being deep in operational details – a valuable skill in leading a modern-day field operation. Kit will be a key
member of my leadership team, and I’m delighted to have him on board.”

Beall is a patent holder in VoIP technology and received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Computer Science from Gettysburg College.