Freshworks Appoints Johanna Jackman as Chief People Officer
August 28 2023 - 8:00AM
Freshworks Inc., (NASDAQ: FRSH) today announced the appointment of
Johanna Jackman as the company’s new Chief People Officer (CPO).
Johanna joins the executive team and reports to Freshwork’s Chief
Executive Officer Girish Mathrubootham and President Dennis
Woodside. Jackman will be responsible for the company's global
human resources strategy and operations, which oversees HR business
partnerships, talent acquisition and employee development,
facilities, compensation and benefits, corporate social
responsibility programs, and diversity, equity and inclusion
strategy.
A global executive who focuses on driving business impact,
Jackman has led people teams at Pure Storage, LinkedIn, Microsoft
and most recently served as Chief People Officer at Airtable during
a hyper growth phase, where she has played a crucial role scaling
talent and culture to meet big business objectives.
“JJ is a great addition to the Freshworks team,” said
Mathrubootham. “Her successful track record at high-growth tech
companies and her international expertise working with global teams
make her the perfect fit to support our diverse employee base who
drive the long-term success of our business.”
Before Airtable, Jackman held the position of CHRO for several
years at Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) and served as a board member for
the Pure Good Foundation, contributing to environmental impact and
workforce development solutions for underserved communities. Prior
to Pure Storage, she served as Vice President of HR at LinkedIn,
where she helped create a talent platform that grew the employee
base from 1,000 to 10,000. Jackman’s experience extends further
back to her tenure at Microsoft, where she specialized in talent
management and business partnership, holding key roles in the US,
Europe, and Australia.“Freshworks has incredible potential to
become a multi-billion dollar software company and I’m excited to
join the leadership team to elevate its already strong company
culture and include our current and future employees in the journey
as we scale,” said Jackman. “This is a special place – a globally
diverse organization which in itself provides a massive benefit to
our employees and customers alike.”
She holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Queensland
University of Technology, Australia. Additionally, she serves as a
member of the board of directors at Grafana Labs, an open-source
interactive data-visualization platform company.
About FreshworksFreshworks Inc., (NASDAQ: FRSH)
creates business software anyone can use. Purpose-built for IT,
customer support, and sales and marketing teams, our AI-boosted
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 65,000 customers, including American Express, Blue
Nile, Bridgestone, Databricks, Fila, Klarna, and OfficeMax. For the
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