Vishal Rao transitions to President & Chief Executive Officer, with Rachel Mooney and James Denena joining as Chief People & Culture Officer and Chief Financial Officer respectively
Snow Software, the global leader in technology intelligence and automation solutions, today announced the appointment of Vishal Rao as Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds founder Axel Kling, who is stepping down as CEO after growing the company into a market leader with over 4,000 customers worldwide. Kling will remain on the Board of Directors. The company also named Rachel Mooney as Chief People & Culture Officer and James Denena as Chief Financial Officer. These appointments round out a globally diverse management team with the experience needed to support Snow's next era of growth and maturity. In 2018, the company added several other key executives, including Ken Schock as Chief Revenue Officer, Sanjay Castelino as Chief Marketing Officer, and Alastair Pooley as Chief Information Officer.
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"This is an important growth stage for the company, and I am humbled to lead Snow at such an exciting time," said Rao. "Our opportunity continues to expand with the mass adoption of enterprise cloud services, IaaS, IoT, and edge computing. We are uniquely positioned to empower businesses to gain complete visibility into their technology stack, then use those insights to optimize efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring regulatory compliance and data protection. I would like to thank the Board and Axel for this opportunity, and I am excited for us to build on Snow's successes and momentum as we move the company forward."
Vishal Rao, Chief Executive Officer
"I'm delighted to welcome Vishal as the next CEO of Snow," said Kling. "Having invited Vishal to join our Board three years ago, I know he brings the drive and experience needed to take the company to the next level. The past fifteen years have been an incredible journey, and I very much look forward to working with Vishal and supporting Snow as a Board member."
In addition to Rao's appointment, two new executives joined Snow's leadership team.
Rachel Mooney, Chief People & Culture Officer
James Denena, Chief Financial Officer
"We're assembling a highly capable and well-rounded executive team ready to take Snow to the next level and I'm pleased to welcome Rachel and James as the newest members of the team," said Rao.
"James is an equally critical hire for us at this juncture," said Rao. "As CFO, he brings tremendous experience building out strong finance teams and leading strategic initiatives. James is equal parts financial disciplinarian and growth-minded leader, which makes him ideally suited for Snow as we expand and optimize the business."
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