- Rob is a software veteran and former Global Vice President at ServiceNow, and will serve on Paddle’s Executive Committee
- Paddle also announced Emilie Bierschenk as VP of Global Demand Generation and Rob Konowalchuk as VP of Risk and Compliance
- Senior hires follow Paddle’s $ 200m acquisition of US subscription metrics startup ProfitWell and its 30,000 customers May 2022
LONDON at NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 / PRNewswire/ – Paddlethe complete payment infrastructure for SaaS companies, today announced that it has appointed Rob Fletcher as its new Chief Customer Officer, and took over Emilie Bierschenk as VP of Global Demand Generation and Rob Konowalchuk as VP of Risk and Compliance. The three senior appointments follow a landmark year in which Paddle raised a $ 200m funding round and acquired US startup ProfitWell.
Incoming CCO Rob Fletcher brings more than twenty years of experience in growing software businesses. Parang COO Jimmy Fitzgeraldhe joined Paddle from ServiceNow, where he was responsible for defining the company’s Customer Success strategy globally, as well as leading ServiceNow’s service division as a whole. Europe. Prior to ServiceNow, Fletcher was at Hewlett Packard for less than a decade, where he led the company’s EMEA SAP business. At Paddle, Rob will join the Executive Committee and lead the company’s implementation, customer success and customer support teams.
In line with its international expansion, Paddle has also commissioned Emilie Bierschenk as VP of Global Demand Generation, based in Denver, Colorado. A seasoned digital marketing executive, Bierschenk joined Paddle from Quantum Metric, where he was Senior Director of Revenue Marketing and responsible for building the company’s global demand, digital, marketing operations and business development team.
Finally, Rob Konowalchuk joined Paddle as VP of Risk and Compliance, bringing twenty years of experience to three continents. Born in Canada and based on London, Konowalchuk previously headed business risk management at high-growth fintech Revolut, and was a former director at PwC. He is focused on building a smooth, innovative and robust risk management function in Paddle, putting in place processes and frameworks to enable Paddle to safely move into the next stages of its growth journey.
Rob Fletcherthe Chief Commercial Officer said: “The $ 100bn The SaaS revolution has opened up unlimited opportunities to create a better working world for everyone, and there has never been a greater need for SaaS -enabled digital change around the world. But there is no more competition within the software industry. Paddle has an unparalleled ability to help SaaS companies distinguish themselves and grow in this market, and I liked the team’s mission to empower software companies by removing traditional barriers to growth. This is the perfect time to join a company at the very forefront of SaaS innovation, and I can’t wait to get started. ”
Christian OwensCEO and co-founder of Paddle, said: “This year has been a milestone year for Paddle, which I’m not proud of. We lifted our Series D funding round – achieving unicorn status – and got ProfitWell, a company itself and co -founder Harrison dreamed of. to work nearly a decade ago.And as we begin the next phase of our journey and continue our global expansion, we are pleased to bring Rob as CCO – along with his track record leading some of the most successful businesses in the country. software in the world – as well as critical employees Emilie and Rob Konowalchuk to strengthen our marketing and compliance efforts across the US and UK. ”
Paddle is used by more than 3,000 software companies in more than 200 markets around the world to manage things like their checkout, payments, subscriptions and taxes. The company recently announced its $ 200m acquisition of US subscription metrics firm Profitwell, which aims to integrate ProfitWell’s tools into the Paddle platform to offer an all-in-one ‘do it for you” offer for SaaS businesses around the world. These new hires follow ProfitWell’s appointment Patrick Campbell as CSO and Facundo Chamut as CPO, as Paddle strengthens its senior leadership team ahead of the next phase of its global expansion.
About Paddle:
Paddle, the payments infrastructure provider for B2B SaaS companies enables hyper-scale growth across acquisition, renewal and expansion. With Paddle, companies are finally able to transform their payment infrastructure into a strategic growth lever to respond faster and more accurately to every growth opportunity. Paddle has 275 employees serving more than 3,000 software vendors in 245 countries and territories around the world. Supported by investors including KKR, FTV Capital, Kindred, Notion, and 83North, Paddle aims to define the next wave of B2B SaaS leaders. Visit www.paddle.com o www.twitter.com/PaddleHQ for more information.
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