Freshworks Appoints Dennis Woodside as President
August 31 2022 - 8:10AM
Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ: FRSH), a software company empowering the
people who power business, today announced that Dennis Woodside is
joining the Company’s executive leadership team as President,
effective September 1, 2022. Reporting to Freshworks CEO and
Founder Girish Mathrubootham in this newly created role, Woodside
will be responsible for leading Freshworks’ global business
operations and strategy.
Woodside most recently served as president of Impossible Foods
where he oversaw operations, manufacturing, supply chain, sales,
marketing, HR and other functions for more than three years.
Previously, he was chief operating officer of Dropbox where he was
responsible for all customer-facing functions and revenue
generation for four years, helping the company reach $1 billion in
annual revenue.
“I am excited to partner with Dennis and add his experience
scaling global operations to our team. His skills will help evolve
our business and allow me to focus on our company vision, culture
and product innovation – areas that bring immense value to our
employees and customers,” said Mathrubootham, CEO and
chairman of the Freshworks board of directors. Woodside
will also join the board of directors.
Woodside held various sales roles at Google over 9 years, from
2003 to 2012, including Managing Director of Emerging Markets, Vice
President of Sales in the UK and President of the Americas, where
he oversaw an $18 billion advertising sales business. From May 2012
to April 2014, Woodside served as CEO for Motorola Mobility LLC,
reporting directly to Larry Page after the company was acquired by
Google. Woodside currently serves on the board of the American Red
Cross and was previously on the board of ServiceNow from 2018 to
2022.
“I am honored to join this team and work with Girish to continue
building what he’s started. I’m drawn to companies taking a fresh
approach to big markets. From a decade driving category creation at
Google, to the high growth era at Dropbox, and the scale at
Impossible Foods, I see Freshworks as a great match for my
experience,” said Mr. Woodside. “Fast and
easy-to-use business software is exactly what companies need today
and Freshworks is making it accessible to everyone.”
Reaffirms Financial Outlook
The Company is also affirming its third quarter 2022 and fiscal
full year 2022 earnings estimates that were previously released on
August 2, 2022.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current
beliefs and certain assumptions made by the company, all of which
are subject to change. Forward-looking statements generally can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as,
“will,” “estimate,” “continue,” or similar expressions. Such
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those factors
that are described under “Risk Factors” included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
2022 and June 30, 2022, and other documents of Freshworks Inc. we
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time
(available at www.sec.gov). We caution you not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date hereof and are based on information available to us at the
time the statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief
as of that time with respect to future events. We assume no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to
reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of
this release, except as required by law.
About Freshworks Inc.Freshworks
Inc., (NASDAQ: FRSH) makes business software people love to use.
Purpose-built for IT, customer support, sales and marketing teams,
our products empower the people who power business. Freshworks is
fast to onboard, priced affordably, built to delight, yet powerful
enough to deliver critical business outcomes. Headquartered in San
Mateo, California, Freshworks operates around the world to serve
more than 58,000 customers including Bridgestone, Chargebee,
DeliveryHero, ITV, Klarna, Multichoice, OfficeMax, TaylorMade and
Vice Media. For the freshest company news visit www.freshworks.com
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Investor Contact:Joon Huhir@freshworks.com
Media Contact: Jayne
Gonzalezpr@freshworks.com
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