Dr. Andrea C. Johnson Joins Pipedrive as Chief Information Officer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pipedrive, the easy and effective sales CRM for small businesses, has appointed Dr. Andrea C. Johnson as Chief Information Officer. With vast expertise in leading enterprise IT strategy and operations, Dr. Johnson will support Pipedrive’s digital transformation and global growth strategy.

As a seasoned hands-on technologist, Dr. Johnson possesses vast experience in creating strategic visions and leading IT solutioning while ensuring alignment with the company’s mission and values. She joins Pipedrive after an impressive 11-year tenure at Workhuman, a cloud-based HR management software company, where she most recently served as VP of Global Business Systems. Additionally, she boasts nearly two decades of experience as an independent technology consultant, working with global organizations and specializing in the feasibility, development, and evaluation stages of the system delivery life-cycle.

Laurence Capone, Pipedrive’s CFO, commends Dr. Johnson’s remarkable track record of providing visionary leadership and executing enterprise technology initiatives for scaling companies. “Andrea’s clear focus, leadership skills, and expertise in robust enterprise applications and integrations that deliver and adapt, make her the perfect leader to advance Pipedrive’s digital transformation and ambitious global growth strategy.”

Dr. Andrea Johnson chose to join Pipedrive as she feels she can add value and make a significant impact as Pipedrive enters the next phase of growth and scale. “I am incredibly impressed by the depth and breadth of capability and skill of Pipedrive employees. This is the bedrock of any technological transformation and I’m excited by what we can achieve together.”

Dr. Johnson is a passionate advocate for women in STEM, having served as Chairperson and Executive Board Member at Women in Technology and Science Ireland (WITS) for the past four years. Her commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion extends to supporting the Women’s Refugee movement as an ambassador and serving on various national advisory boards. Johnson holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University College Cork, Ireland.

About Pipedrive

Founded in 2010, Pipedrive is the easy and effective sales CRM that drives small business growth. Today, Pipedrive is used by revenue teams at more than 100,000 companies worldwide. Pipedrive is headquartered in New York and has offices across Europe and the US. The company is backed by majority holder Vista Equity Partners, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Atomico, and DTCP. Learn more at www.pipedrive.com.