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Pipedrive Appoints Tanya Channing as the New Chief People & Culture Officer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pipedrive, the global sales-first CRM and intelligent revenue management platform for small businesses, today announced the appointment of Tanya Channing as Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO). Tanya joins the executive team to support the company’s hiring goals and further develop a strong team culture.

“Pipedrive has solid product and technology, and the health of the business and future strategic direction are impressive. But I decided to join the company foremost because of the immediate connection I felt with Pipedrive’s people-first mindset. The unique aspect of the company culture stood out to me. I am so excited to explore different ways of unleashing the potential of each person at the heart of the organization,” said Channing, CPCO, Pipedrive.

Channing has a successful track record in people leadership, fostering talent, and enriching company culture for more than 20 years. Most recently, Channing worked as Chief HR Officer for the Merchant Services business in Nets, the European Pay Tech Leader. Prior to Nets she was Deputy CHRO, Chief of Staff to CIO and a member of the leadership team that successfully floated Worldpay, Europe's largest IPO to date. Channing has also held several HR leadership roles at well-known brands such as Burger King and Red Bull.

“Tanya is a transformation leader and she brings a wealth of international and multi-sector experience in digital and agile transformation, operating model design as well as a proven track record of scaling high performance businesses to realize the full potential of their people. As Pipedrive is entering the next phase of growth and business development, I am happy to welcome Tanya. She will lead the unique opportunity of developing the winning culture for Pipedrive, unleashing the potential and performance of our team, and supporting initiatives for maintaining healthy work-life integration,” commented Dominic Allon, CEO, Pipedrive.

Over time, Pipedrive has won more than 70 awards for best company culture and the best place to work, including Best Employer in Estonia six years running from 2016 to 2021, Best Global Company Culture in 2021, and Best Place to Work in Lisbon in 2020.

About Pipedrive

Founded in 2010, Pipedrive is the first CRM platform developed from the salesperson's point of view. Today, Pipedrive is used by sales teams at more than 100,000 companies worldwide. Pipedrive is headquartered in New York and has offices across Europe and in the US. The company is backed by a majority holder Vista Equity Partners, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Atomico, DTCP, and Rembrandt Venture Partners. Learn more at www.pipedrive.com.

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+372 55605205

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