An authority in sales, customer experience and the channel, Breen to
centralize customer-facing initiatives and revenue generation as company
advances in digital transformation
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
(NASDAQ: PRGS) today announced the appointment of Mitch Breen to the
role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In this newly established role,
Breen will be responsible for orchestrating and managing all
customer-facing initiatives and revenue channels, including sales,
strategic alliances and services. This appointment comes at a time when
Progress is expanding its reach in the digital transformation market, announced
in May, with new solutions, partnerships and industry insights.
"We knew that as our company went through its own digital
transformation, organizing our customer-facing and revenue-generating
teams under one global leader was imperative," said Jerry Rulli, Chief
Operating Officer, Progress. "Mitch Breen understands the technology
marketplace and has a strong track record of growth at both large
enterprise and start-up organizations. We are confident that with Mitch
at the helm of our global revenue generating team, we'll be able to
accelerate our growth and optimize cross-collaboration with the sense of
urgency that our vision for the business demands."
Breen brings to the role executive sales and leadership experience. Most
recently, he held the role of Senior Vice President, Global Customer
Operations at Simplivity, where he drove the pre-IPO startup to a
billion dollar valuation within an 18-month period. Prior to that, Breen
was Senior Vice President, North American Sales for Oracle Corporation,
and spent more than 26 years at EMC where he held a variety of sales
leadership positions, including Senior Vice President of the of
America's, Senior Vice President of Global Mid-Range Storage, as well
Senior Vice President of EMC's channels and alliances. He was also Chief
of Staff to the office of the Vice Chairman.
"Progress is at an exciting time in its evolution as we look to the
future and the importance of digital transformation. I wanted to join
Progress because of the potential before us to be market leaders and
because I have the utmost confidence in the executive team to get us
there," said Mitch Breen. "Not only do I want to be part of what is
surely to be this company's next big vertical leap, but I want to lead
the charge as we help our customers and partners through their own
digital transformation and move forward."
With a focus on go-to-market strategic alignment, Progress sought a
leader with a unique skillset to centralize and effectively manage the
digital transformation growth engine. Breen has built successful
go-to-market teams worldwide. In doing so he overtook entrenched
competitors to attain and regain leadership positioning. Over the course
of his career, Breen has championed acquisitions, established channels
and alliances programs, rebranded and repositioned products, all the
while driving cross-functional collaboration. In his new role, Breen
will report directly to Jerry Rulli, Chief Operating Officer.
About Progress
Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global leader in
application development, empowering the digital transformation
organizations need to create and sustain engaging user experiences in
today's evolving marketplace. With offerings spanning web, mobile and
data for on-premises and cloud environments, Progress powers startups
and industry titans worldwide, promoting success one customer at a time.
Learn about Progress at www.progress.com or
1-781-280-4000.
Progress is a trademark or registered trademark of Progress Software
Corporation and/or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the US and
other countries. Any other trademarks contained herein are the property
of their respective owners.
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