– CANADA, Vancouver – Hootsuite today announced the appointments to its Board of Directors of Julie Herendeen, Christiane Pendarvis, Dave Singh, and Carl Sparks, joining existing Board members Ryan Holmes, Tom Keiser, and Jeff Lieberman on the Board.
Julie Herendeen has been appointed Board Chair.
“These new board appointments are an important step forward for Hootsuite as we transition from an investor board to an independent board,” said CEO, Tom Keiser. “We have an incredible mix of talented leaders guiding our company, and I’m honored to welcome our newest board members to the team.”
Concurrent with these appointments, Sara Clemens and Shahrzad Rafati have stepped down the board.
About Julie Herendeen
Julie Herendeen is a corporate director who also serves on the board of directors of HubSpot, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUBS). Previously, she was the CMO at PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE: PD) and before that led Global Enterprise Marketing at Uber, Inc. (NYSE: UBER). She led global marketing and the self-service business at Dropbox, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBX) and previously led product and marketing teams at Yahoo!, Lookout, and Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL).
About Christiane Pendarvis
Christiane Pendarvis is the co-President and Chief Merchant Officer at Savage x Fenty, a lingerie brand. She was formerly the SVP, E-Commerce at Fullbeauty Brands Operations, LLC, an online and catalog retail brand; VP eCommerce at Charming Charlies; VP of CrowdSource Design and Operations at Minted, a lifestyle brand and design marketplace, and VP, Global Product Operations and VP, GM, Old Navy Men’s, at Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), a clothing and accessories retailer.
About Dave Singh
Dave Singh is the CFO at Tucows Inc. (TSX: TC), a global provider of internet services. He was formerly the CFO at TELUS International, a provider of multilingual digital customer experience and digital IT solutions, and Director, Financial Reporting & Analysis and Director, Consumer Retail, at TELUS Communications, a national telecommunications provider.
About Carl Sparks
Carl Sparks is a Managing Partner at Interlock Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. He is also a director of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT), ActionIQ, BlueNile, and Lucid, LLC. Sparks has previously served on the board of directors of Avis Budget Group. (CAR), Dunkin’ Brands (NASDAQ: DNKNV) and Vonage Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: VG), and on the advisory board of Comment Sold. Prior roles include CEO at Academic Partnerships; CEO at Travelocity Global; and various management and marketing roles at Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE).
About Hootsuite
Hootsuite is a leading global provider of social media management software. Our comprehensive, easy-to-use platform empowers brands and organizations to build enduring relationships with their audiences on social, at scale through social networks and 1:1 messaging channels. We offer free, “Self Serve” and “Sales-enabled” versions of our platform on monthly and annual subscription options. Our free and Self Serve offerings can be accessed directly from our website, allowing customers to start using our products within minutes. We have approximately 200,000 Self Serve customers and over 5,000 Sales-enabled customers as well as millions of users worldwide.
Hootsuite Academy, our industry-leading online learning platform, educates and inspires brands, organizations, and individuals about the power of social media. Hootsuite Academy has delivered over one million courses over the years.
For more information: https://hootsuite.com/
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