Seasoned industry veterans strengthen bench across finance, operations, sales and products to support its mission to set the standard for digital operations management
SAN FRANCISCO — January 18, 2017 – PagerDuty, the leader in digital operations management, today announced the appointment of executive industry veteran Steven Gatoff as chief financial officer; Howard Wilson as chief commercial officer; and Steven Chung as senior vice president of worldwide sales. Senior leader Rachel Obstler joins as vice president of products and Jeremy Kmet as vice president of commercial sales. The appointment of these leaders across finance, operations, sales and products reflects the company’s focus on driving further innovation and rapid growth in digital operations management.
The company has experienced significant growth, adding more than 2,400 customers to its roster and hiring more than 100 new employees across various departments in 2016. Many of the world’s leading organizations – from financial services to retail and beyond – use PagerDuty. The addition of these leaders underscores the company’s continued commitment to support its expanding global customer base.
“We are experiencing unprecedented growth across all segments of our customer base resulting from the proliferation of digital services and an increasing reliance on effective IT operations,” said Jennifer Tejada, CEO of PagerDuty. “This requires an experienced, diverse team that is both nimble and seasoned to stay ahead of the evolving needs of our customers. Our new leaders bring high energy, dynamic leadership skills and proven track records in achieving aggressive growth and global expansion at the helm of innovative SaaS companies. Together, their leadership complements our current team whom we credit with our success. They bring the integral skills, networks and experience required to achieve our ambitious growth objectives and commitment to demonstrating value for our customers. I’m thrilled to welcome our new leaders to the team as we continue to innovate for our customers and community and extend our market leadership in digital operations management.”
PagerDuty’s new executive appointments strengthen the company’s leadership team with impressive experience from top global technology companies:
PagerDuty’s additions to its senior leadership bench further position the company to accelerate its continued innovation and growth in the market:
2016 was a banner year for PagerDuty as digital businesses leveraged more complex systems than ever before, driving the need for streamlined IT operations in support of larger business initiatives. As the proliferation of digital services continues, the newest additions to PagerDuty’s pedigreed leadership team will play a significant role in the company’s continued momentum and aggressive customer and partner acquisition goals for 2017.
About PagerDuty
PagerDuty is the leading digital operations management platform for businesses. PagerDuty empowers developers, DevOps, IT operations and business leaders with the insight to intelligently respond to critical disruptions for exceptional customer experience. Over 8,000 small, mid-size and enterprise global customers such as Comcast, eHarmony, Slack and Lululemon use and trust PagerDuty to increase business response and efficiency. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company was recently included in the 2016 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 500 and Forbes Cloud 100 lists. Try PagerDuty for free at www.pagerduty.com. Follow our blog and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook.
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Kim Gengler, PagerDuty
kgengler@pagerduty.com