NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thrive Global, the leading enterprise behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington, today announced the appointment of Chris Mills as Chief Revenue Officer. Mills brings more than 30 years of enterprise sales experience to Thrive, with leadership positions at ServiceChannel, ServiceNow, Cisco, Avaya and Servion Global. He joins from ServiceChannel, where he was Chief Sales Officer and transformed the company’s go-to-market function. His leadership led to nine consecutive quarters of record growth, culminating in the $1.2 billion acquisition of Fortive in August of 2021. He was awarded two Stevie Awards, for sales leader of the year and sales team of the year, as recognition of his achievements.
At Thrive, Mills will be responsible for building and scaling a world-class go-to-market function as Thrive continues to grow following its Series C fundraising round in 2021. Mills will lead the sales teams and company’s customer success team, bringing Thrive’s practice change technology suite to a growing list of companies from Fortune 500 corporations to small and medium businesses to help realize Thrive’s mission to improve the well-being of employees and end the epidemic of stress and burnout.
“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Chris to our team,” said Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO of Thrive Global. “His experience in designing and leading business to market functions will help propel our business into its next phase of growth. Chris has the experience, expertise and discipline to bring the behavior-changing technology of Thrive in more businesses around the world, helping more people avoid burnout and drive a much-needed culture change in employee well-being.”
“It has become impossible to ignore the fact that employee well-being is a key driver of business performance,” Mills said. “After decades in the customer experience industry, it’s clear that employee experience is the issue of the next decade. Enterprise software has long been about improving productivity and processes but all too often this is done without putting people at the helm of these tools. Through an intangible combination of science, software, and empathy, Thrive delivers results that improve employee well-being and business performance. I look forward to helping organizations around the world prioritize the health and well-being of their employees in the service of maximizing business potential.”
Prior to ServiceChannel, Mills served as the global go to market leader at ServiceNow for its Customer Workflow solution, growing the team by 100% and adding over 800 customers in four years. Mills has also held sales leadership roles at Cisco, Avaya, and Servion Global Solutions. Previously, Mills served as an officer in the United States Air Force.
About Thrive Global
Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington in 2016 with a mission to end the epidemic of stress and burnout. Thrive helps individuals and organizations improve well-being, performance and mental resilience through an AI-powered behavior change technology platform. Thrive’s Microsteps – small, science-backed steps to improve health and productivity – have been adopted by employees in more than 125 organizations in more than 140 countries, from frontline and call center workers to executives in multinational company. Thrive Global is headquartered in New York City and has talent hubs in Boston, Dublin and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.thriveglobal.com.