Selected by Freshworks Inc. Dennis Woodside joins the company’s executive leadership team as President. He will report directly to Freshworks CEO and Founder Girish Mathrubootham in this newly created role.
Under this role, Woodside will be responsible for leading Freshworks’ global business operations and strategy. Most recently, he served as president of Impossible Foods where he oversaw operations, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, marketing, HR and other functions for more than three years.
Previously, Woodside was Dropbox’s chief operating officer where he was responsible for all customer-facing functions and revenue generation for four years, helping the company reach USD 1 billion in annual revenue .
Woodside will also join Freshworks’ board of directors.
“I am excited to partner with Dennis and add his experience scaling global operations to our team. His skills will help grow our business and allow me to focus on our vision for the company, culture and product innovation – areas that bring enormous value to our employees and customers,” said Mathrubootham, CEO and chairman of the Freshworks board of directors.
Woodside held various sales roles at Google for nine years, from 2003 to 2012, including Managing Director of Emerging Markets, Vice President of Sales in the UK and President of the Americas, where he oversaw a USD 18 billion advertising sales business. From May 2012 to April 2014, Woodside served as CEO for Motorola Mobility LLC, reporting directly to Larry Page after Google acquired the company. Woodside currently serves on the board of the American Red Cross and was previously on the board of ServiceNow from 2018 to 2022.