Software Developer HubSpot Promotes Chief Customer Officer Yamini Rangan to CEO
- She has over 25 years of experience in technology across CRM, ERP, and collaboration markets from companies including Dropbox, Workday, and SAP.
Yamini Rangan, the Chief Customer Officer at software developer HubSpot has been promoted to be the companyâs CEO, effective Sept. 7. âCurrent CEO Brian Halligan will step into the role of executive chairman. âWeâre excited for this new chapter in HubSpotâs journey and what it means for our customers, partners, employees, and shareholders,â the company said in a press release. âThe combination of our foundersâ vision and leadership, with Yaminiâs extensive experience scaling high-growth companies, means HubSpotâs future is exceptionally bright.â
âIâm deeply humbled, grateful and excited to take on this new opportunity in partnership with [co-founder and executive chairman] Brian [Halligan], [co-founder and CTO] Dharmesh [Shah], and the entire HubSpot team,â Rangan said in the statement.
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Rangan has been overseeing day-to-day operations at HubSpot since March 2021, âmanaging board meetings, the HubSpot earnings call, and key hiring and growth initiatives, working closely with the co-founder & CTO Dharmesh Shah,â as per the company press release.
According to The Boston Globe, Halligan and Shah started HubSpot in 2006 after graduating together from MITâs Sloan School of Management. They took the company public in 2014.
Rangan joined HubSpot in 2020 as Chief Customer Officer. She has over 25 years of experience in technology across CRM, ERP, and collaboration markets from companies including Dropbox, Workday, and SAP.
âHer operational excellence combined with deep empathy for customers has not only led our business to a new level of growth over the past year but has been foundational in supporting our customers and partners during the COVID-19 pandemic,â as per the company press release.
(Top photo: Yamini Rangan with outgoing CEO Brian Halligan.)