Thryv Announces Promotion of Grant Freeman to New Role of Thryv President
August 24 2023 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Thryv Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRY) (“Thryv'' or the “Company”),
the provider of the leading small and medium sized business (“SMB”)
software platform, announced today that Chief Customer Officer
Grant Freeman has been promoted to the new role of Thryv President,
effective September 1, 2023. Freeman will report to CEO, Joe Walsh,
who will continue as Chairman and CEO.
“Grant has proven to be a SaaS growth leader with a
distinguished track record,” said Joe Walsh, Chairman and CEO.
“Over the last eight years, he has played a key role in effectively
helping to transition the company from solely a marketing services
business to a fast-growing, market-leading SaaS company. Grant has
been an instrumental part of our shift taking on roles including
sales, training, operations, client experience and client success.
He has been vital to creating a new culture focused on both client
and employee experience. I have known Grant for 20 years and have
seen him grow into a polished and effective executive. With this
promotion, we are deepening the bench strength of our management
team as we continue to scale and focus on profitable SaaS
growth."
“Thryv is pursuing a noble cause in helping small businesses
around the globe,” said Grant Freeman, President. "In this new
role, I am committed to building profitable SaaS growth while
maintaining operational excellence. We are uniquely positioned to
be the leader in helping small businesses solve the many issues
that they face. We have a talented leadership team, great products,
incredible service, amazing employees, and even better clients. I
look forward to leading the operational team into its next chapter
under Joe’s continued leadership.”
At Thryv, Freeman has been leading the Thryv Client Success
team, focused on continually improving the experience delivered
across a client’s journey to create highly engaged clients. He has
been overseeing acquisition, retention, and onboarding as well as
monetization for the software segment at Thryv. Under Freeman’s
leadership, Thryv has had double digit client growth while
increasing active user engagement by more than 18% year-over-year.
In addition, Freeman has led the learning teams for the
organization. Prior to joining Thryv, Grant served as director of
digital media for hibu/Yellowbook. While there, he led a team of
senior digital specialists and was instrumental in helping the
company reach its digital revenue targets. He and his team were
also responsible for training across 23 states.
Freeman holds a BA degree in Marketing from Pennsylvania State
University. He is married and the parent of two teenagers.
About Thryv Holdings, Inc.
Thryv Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRY) is a global leader in small
business management software. More than 55,000 small- to
medium-sized businesses (SMBs) utilize our award-winning SaaS
platform, Thryv®, to grow and modernize their operations,
empowering them to win in today’s economy. Thryv also manages the
digital and print presence of over 400,000 SMBs, connecting them to
local consumers via proprietary local online and print directories
and popular social media and search engines, helping them gain new
customers and grow their bottom line. For more information about
Thryv Holdings, Inc, visit thryv.com.
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