CHARLESTON, S.C., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ:
BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social
good, announced that Patrick Hodges
has been promoted to senior vice president of global sales and will
join the company's Executive Leadership Team. Blackbaud also
announced that seasoned executive Jeff
Moses will join as vice president of sales for its general
markets group, which was effective April
18.
Patrick Hodges Named Blackbaud's Senior Vice President of
Global Sales
Reporting directly to President and CEO
Mike Gianoni, Patrick Hodges will lead Blackbaud's overall
sales strategy and global sales operating model. Hodges will be
accountable to drive sales excellence across vertical and
horizontal markets, oversee Blackbaud's growing presence in
regional engagement centers across North
America, strengthen the company's international footprint
and architect a cohesive sales process and experience across market
groups to optimize performance and customer experience. He will
also drive accountability and consistency in key operational areas
including metrics, sales process, compensation, training,
professional development and customer engagement.
In his previous role as Vice President of Sales, Hodges led
Blackbaud's fastest growing sales unit for nearly four years. He
served in various sales leadership roles prior to joining Blackbaud
in 2001 and has a bachelor of business administration from the
University of Georgia. "To fully
capitalize on Blackbaud's rapid growth and recent expansion into
adjacent markets, we intend to increase our focus on sales velocity
and effectiveness," said Mike
Gianoni, Blackbaud president and CEO. "Patrick brings nearly
two decades of sales acumen and a deep understanding of our
customers to this role. He has the depth and breadth of experience
to increase market share and drive healthy topline growth while
delivering a leading customer experience."
Jeff Moses Joins Blackbaud as Vice President of Sales,
General Markets Group
Blackbaud also announced that
Jeff Moses has joined the company to
lead the General Markets sales business. Moses, who brings more
than 25 years of sales experience to Blackbaud, will report to
Kevin Mooney, president of
Blackbaud's General Markets Group. Most recently Moses served as
senior vice president and general manager for Informatica's cloud
business. Prior to Informatica, he had successful careers at
leading software companies such as SAP and Oracle, as well as
emerging and vertical software providers. In his last role at SAP,
Moses was chief operating officer and senior vice president of the
customer engagement and commerce line of business; responsible for
the operations and revenue goals of a $500
million business unit spanning North and South America.
For more information about Blackbaud, visit
www.Blackbaud.com.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the
world's leading cloud software company powering social good.
Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, foundations,
corporations, education institutions, and individual change
agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase
their impact through software, services, expertise, and data
intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique
needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and
relationship management, digital marketing, advocacy, accounting,
payments, analytics, school management, grant management, corporate
social responsibility, and volunteerism. Serving the industry
for more than three decades, Blackbaud is headquartered in
Charleston, South Carolina and has
operations in the United States,
Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. For more information,
visit www.blackbaud.com.
Media Contact
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McGougan
Public Relations
843-654-3307
media@blackbaud.com
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