SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freshworks Inc.,
(https://www.freshworks.com/?utm_source=usa&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign
=pr2024feb) (NASDAQ: FRSH) today announced the appointment of Abe Smith as the
company's Chief of Global Field Operations. He will be responsible for leading
field sales worldwide as Freshworks grows upmarket and new business increasingly
comes from field sales. Smith brings nearly 25 years of experience at public
software companies Zoom, Oracle and Cisco (WebEx), leading teams responsible for
building relationships to top enterprise customers and driving more than $1
billion in revenue.
"Abe is an impressive leader who has successfully scaled field sales from local
to international and mid market to enterprise. This makes him exceptionally
equipped to support Freshworks' diverse customer base while helping us engage
larger organizations," said Dennis Woodside, President at Freshworks. "His
expertise will be invaluable to Freshworks as we accelerate our field sales to
meet soaring demand and complement our in-bound motion, all with the goal of
reaching $1 billion in annual revenue in 2026."
Most recently serving as the Head of International at Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM), Smith
scaled the field sales organization outside the United States as the company
grew from roughly $300 million to over $4 billion during his tenure. Before
Zoom, he served as President of EMIA (Europe, Middle East, India, Africa) at
Cision, where he was responsible for over 2,000 employees. Before that, he was
Group Vice President of Oracle's Global Sales Unit where he achieved annual
growth rates as much as 90 percent and led the fastest growing division within
Marketing Cloud.
"Freshworks' success and global reach serves as a beacon of inspiration for
millions of entrepreneurs around the world and I'm excited to be part of this
incredible team and turn great beginnings into hyper scale," Smith said. "Work
is changing forever and the next decade will be dramatically altered by
generative AI - a tailwind Freshworks is rightly apt to ride. Offering a range
of powerful AI-enabled solutions for all aspects of the company is crucial to
becoming a billion-dollar company and I believe Freshworks is well on its way to
achieving that impressive milestone."
Smith joins the executive leadership team and reports to Freshworks' President
Dennis Woodside and CEO Girish Mathrubootham.
About Freshworks
Freshworks Inc., (NASDAQ: FRSH) creates AI-boosted business software anyone can
use. Purpose-built for IT, customer support, and sales and marketing teams, our
products are designed to let everyone work more efficiently and deliver more
value for immediate business impact. Headquartered in San Mateo, California,
Freshworks operates around the world to serve more than 66,000 customers,
including American Express, Blue Nile, Bridgestone, Databricks, Fila, and
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