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Genius Sports

Group Chief Technology Officer

Data Analysis, Technology, Executive search, United Kingdom

Stage

Public

Hired

Mark Kropf

Category

B2B

Role location

New York, USA

Genius Sports

Genius Sports is the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media.

HQ

United Kingdom

Placement

Role

Group Chief Technology Officer

Role location

New York, USA

Data Analysis Technology Private, Public & Corporate Public United Kingdom

Genius Sports were looking to hire a Senior Technical Advisor to manage the full strategic, managerial and operational control of the technology function. Working with its key stakeholders to devise, prioritise and implement the technology roadmap, supporting the business strategy with a fully functioning, flexible architecture and infrastructure.

In October 2024, Mark Kropf joined Genius Sports from Google, where he held the esteemed position of Technical Director within Google’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Kropf played an instrumental role in advancing Google’s generative AI capabilities, improving developer experience and driving sustained innovation.

This deep expertise will be pivotal as Genius Sports expands the deployment of GeniusIQ, the next-generation sports data and AI platform which leverages powerful machine learning and generative AI to deliver unmatched game analysis and ultra-immersive experiences.

Kropf brings over two decades of experience in technology leadership, software engineering, and infrastructure management across a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, information technology, and cybersecurity. Prior to his tenure at Google, he was integral to the commercialisation of Cloud Foundry at Pivotal, where he also founded and led the Office of the CTO.

Driven by a career-long commitment to innovation, Kropf holds numerous patents in enterprise software and financial services technology. He is also a distinguished tech-focused investor and advisor, with a passion for supporting startups led by underrepresented groups.

Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports, said: “I am thrilled to welcome Mark Kropf as our Group CTO. His outstanding track-record of technology leadership at both Google and Pivotal, combined with his deep experience in AI-focused innovation, will play a critical role in our future. Our cutting-edge GeniusIQ platform is already driving the AI revolution in the global sports ecosystem and Mark’s expertise will play a key role in amplifying and accelerating that transformation”.

Mark Kropf, newly appointed Group CTO, added: “Genius Sports’ technology is redefining how sports are understood and consumed globally. I look forward to supporting this continued growth and working with a remarkable team that has already positioned Genius Sports at the forefront of data and technology innovation in sport”.

Investors:

Wellington Management, Caledonia Investments, Dmy Technology Group, Three Hills Capital Partners

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OpenCorporates

Chief Executive Officer

Data, CEO, Executive search, UK

Stage

Private

Hired

Wojtek Kokoszka

Category

B2B

Role location

London, UK

Chris Taggart, Founder of OpenCorporates, added:
“In Wojtek Kokoszka, we have found a leader who will take OpenCorporates to new heights. His expertise in scaling businesses and operational excellence makes him the ideal choice for this role. This also frees me to focus on our strategic vision and work alongside him to explore new markets and ensure OpenCorporates remains at the forefront of corporate transparency. Legal entities are at the heart of the modern world – and as we move into a world of digitalized commerce and AI-generated uncertainty, OpenCorporates will be there to provide the trusted foundational data the world needs.”

OpenCorporates

OpenCorporates is an online database that provides its users with information related to companies in the world.

HQ

Placement

Role

Chief Executive Officer

Role location

London, UK

Data CEO Early Private UK

OpenCorporates is the largest open database of companies in the world, with over 200 million companies in 140 jurisdictions. Their data is used regularly used by millions of users every day, as well as hundreds of organisations at scale – including government agencies, financial institutions and tech companies.

OpenCorporates were looking to appoint an experienced yet entrepreneurial Chief Executive Officer with a strong sense of purpose, who would enable the company to manifest it’s potential and lead the business through their next phase of commercial growth on international markets.

Wojtek Kokoszka joins OpenCorporates with the clear mission to scale the world’s authoritative source of legal-entity data. At Zappi, Wojtek played a pivotal role in growing the company to $100 million in revenue. Under his leadership, Zappi transformed into an industry-leading platform that revolutionized how global consumer brands harness data to derive actionable insights. His track record of driving performance, fostering innovation, and executing strategic vision makes him ideally suited to lead OpenCorporates into its next phase of fast growth.

Wojtek Kokoszka, Incoming CEO of OpenCorporates, commented:
“I’m thrilled to join OpenCorporates at such an exciting time in its journey. OpenCorporates has established itself as the trusted authority in its space, and I look forward to driving us forward. We are going to deliver ever more quickly on our mission to provide certainty and clarity through our open, reliable, and transparent legal-entity data. I look forward to building on the very strong foundation created by Chris and the team, scaling our operations, and driving innovation to serve the ever-growing demand for high-quality, trustworthy data across public and private sector organisations.”

Supermetrics

Chief Product Officer

Data, Product, Executive search, Finland

Stage

Series B

Hired

Matt Simmonds

Category

B2B

Role location

London, UK

Supermetrics is a provider of automation tool for web analytics, social media, and online marketing. It is a SaaS that helps marketers compile data in a “ready-to-use format” that is compatible with their data crunching and reporting tool of choice. Supermetrics was founded by Mikael Thuneberg in 2013 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Southern Finland.

The idea is to provide a unified view of various disparate marketing data so that marketing teams and other stakeholders can see what is and isn’t performing and more easily course correct or double down. Its services simplify the process of data analysis by the collection and transfer of online marketing data to any platform marketers choose that enable clients to receive marketing-based reporting services computed from various data sets through a single platform.

Supermetrics has found great success in their product-led growth both within self-serve and sales-assisted sales motions which has propelled the business to €56m+ ARR today. This was a rare opportunity for a strong Chief Product Officer to join a business with huge market potential, globally leading investors and at a stage of significant growth and evolution.

Supermetrics

Get Data without the Chaos.

HQ

Finland

Placement

Role

Chief Product Officer

Role location

London, UK

Data Product Growth Series B Finland

360Leaders found Matt Simmonds, who has over 20years of product and engineering leadership experience within fast-paced, entrepreneurial technology companies covering sector such as SaaS, generative AI, marketing and e-commerce, focusing on complex data-driven platforms for Enterprises. Matt previously worked as CPTO AT Phrasee and Partnerize, various senior positions at Oracle, GroupM and Yahoo!

Investors:

Highland Europe, IVP

Getsafe

Chief People Officer

Insurance, People, Executive search, Germany

Stage

Series B

Hired

Sarina Hergarten

Category

B2C

Role location

Heidelberg, Germany

Getsafe is a digital insurance company that creates a better insurance experience for everyone. Powered by its unique technological platform, Getsafe makes insurance simple, fair and accessible. As Getsafe replaces complexity and manual paperwork with smart bots and automation, customers can file claims or change their coverage in real time with just a few clicks. Since launching in Germany in 2018, Getsafe has become one of the best-rated insurtechs in Europe, serving over 550,000 customers.

Getsafe

A digital insurance company that provides liability, legal, health, and pet insurance services.

HQ

Germany

Placement

Role

Chief People Officer

Role location

Heidelberg, Germany

Insurance People Growth Series B Germany

Sarina Hergarten has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Sarina currently holds the position of Chief People Officer at Getsafe, where they are involved in creating a world-class insurance experience through their technological platform. Prior to this, Sarina worked as a P&O Advisor as a self-employed professional, investing in and supporting HR Tech Start-Ups.

Sarina also has experience at Trade Republic, where they served as the People Function Leader. In this role, they were responsible for building, growing, and running the People Function department, overseeing talent acquisition, programs, business partnering, and international operations. During their time at Trade Republic, they played a crucial role in scaling the company from 50 to over 750 employees in just 2.5 years.

Before Trade Republic, Sarina worked at sennder in various roles, including Director People, Director HRBP & People Programs, and Team Lead HR & Recruiting. Sarina also held a position as the People Lead at Frachtraum.com, where they were responsible for building and leading the People Team and implementing HR and talent acquisition processes.

Investors:

Earlybird venture Capital, Swiss Re, CommerzVentures

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Genius Sports

Chief Product Officer

Data Analysis, Product, Executive search, United Kingdom

Stage

Public

Hired

Matt Fleckenstein

Category

B2B

Role location

Seattle, USA

Genius Sports

Genius Sports is the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media.

HQ

United Kingdom

Placement

Role

Chief Product Officer

Role location

Seattle, USA

Data Analysis Product Private, Public & Corporate Public United Kingdom

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) is completely revolutionising the way fans experience sports. Determined to find new ways to leverage the power of data harnessed from their prime position powering the sports, gaming, and media ecosystem. Genius sports’ technology is used in over 150 countries around the world and spans streaming, live data, AdTech, broadcast, mobile and more. They are breaking new ground (and rules) in serving up personalised video ads, alternative game broadcasts, new sports betting market types, rich player data sets, and innovative fan engagement tools.

Genius Sports were seeking to appoint an experienced Chief Product Officer (CPO) to be the custodian and visionary behind the Genius Sports product roadmap and Technology vision who can help us deliver on our mission to champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem. Accelerate go-to-market activities, bringing a strong customer focus to drive fan engagement & content monetisation.

With over 20 years’ experience in product management, Matt Fleckenstein is a proven leader and executive with a successful track record overseeing all aspects of product strategy and development managing teams as large 100 across multiple geographies. He has spawned and launched innovative new products taking them from concept to hundreds of millions in revenue across both large, established companies (e.g., Salesforce, Microsoft, Disney) as well as cofounder of startups (e.g., Feedhub, Nintex, and Amplero) and in both the B2B and B2C sectors.

Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports, said: “You’ve been transformational for our business and a pleasure to work with – can’t wait for the coming years of crushing this together”.

Matt Fleckenstein, commented: “I just reached my 1-year anniversary at Genius Sports. It is incredibly exciting to be at the forefront of using AI to transform the way we operate, enjoy, and manage every aspect of sports.

We are entering a new era of sports…one that is intelligent, interactive, amd increasingly immersive. And one that is increasingly hashtag#BuiltOnGenius.”.

Investors:

Wellington Management, Caledonia Investments, Dmy Technology Group, Three Hills Capital Partners

Kantar

Chief Marketing Officer

SaaS, Marketing, Executive search, UK

Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data and analytics company. They have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of how people think, feel and act; globally and locally in over 90 markets. By combining the deep expertise of their people, data resources and benchmarks and innovative analytics and technology, they help their clients understand people and inspire growth.

Kantar XTEL is a consulting firm that provides revenue growth solutions, retail execution, and trade promotion management to CPG companies. With the recent acquisition of StepUp RGM, Kantar XTEL has become the most comprehensive end to end Revenue Management Software platform in the enterprise FMCG space. Kantar XTEL is now looking to hire a CMO to launch this integrated solution and help FMCG leaders and analysts understand the significant opportunity it presents to drive increased profitability by harnessing data seamlessly a cross revenue and trade decisions.

Kantar

Shape your brand future.

HQ

Placement

Role

Chief Marketing Officer

Role location

London, UK

SaaS Marketing Growth UK

360Leaders placed Robert Mata into the position of CMO for Kantar Xtel. Robert, a marketing executive with 15+ years of expertise in building international go-to-market and brand awareness strategies. Track record of triggering triple-digit percentage gains in sales opportunities, demand, and lead generation. Combine metrics-driven marketing approach with collaborative internal partnerships to power holistic, integrated strategies aligned with sales objectives. Extensive global experience having built high-preforming teams in APAC, EMEA and the U.S. Previously Vice President, Global Growth Marketing at Datamir and other roles at the company over a 7-year period.

Investors:

Bain Capital

Agreena

Chief Product Officer

AgTech, Product, Executive search, Denmark

Stage

Series B

Hired

Tom Blower

Category

B2B

Role location

London, UK

Agreena is the creator of a soil carbon platform with the goal of scaling regenerative agriculture through finance and technology. The company verifies, mints, and sells carbon credits generated by farmers, issues third-party verified carbon certificates, and develops software that uses ground-truth data, satellites, artificial intelligence, and deep tech to enable scalable detection of key metrics, including regenerative agriculture principles, providing clients with both finance and scientific technology solutions to accelerate the global transition to regenerative agriculture and allowing farmers to increase their yields.

Agreena were looking for a Chief Product Officer to oversee the whole product portfolio, being in charge of its growth and the company’s overall product strategy (including program and science).

Agreena

Driving Change Towards Regenerative Agriculture.

HQ

Denmark

Placement

Role

Chief Product Officer

Role location

London, UK

AgTech Product Growth Series B Denmark

Agreena were looking for a Chief Product Officer to oversee the whole product portfolio, being in charge of its growth and the company’s overall product strategy (including program and science).

360Leaders placed Tom Blower, a creative and commercial product leader. He is a specialist in the ideation and delivery of technology enabled products which offer a step change in performance and user delight. Prior to Tom joining Agreena, he was VP Product at Kry, CPO at Pando and VP of Product at Ada Health

Investors:

HV Capital, Kinnevik, Anthemis

Munich Re

Chief Executive Officer

FinTech, CEO, Executive search, Germany

Munich Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions. The group consists of the reinsurance and ERGO business segments, as well as the capital investment company MEAG. They are globally active and operate in all lines of the insurance business. Munich Re were looking to appoint an experienced Chief Executive Officer to create and own the strategy that will lead the cIQ business unit (Squalify) through their next phase of commercial growth in international markets.

Squalify provides full spectrum clarity for strategic decision makers who seek to eliminate cyber risk surprises. Also, data, innovative risk assessment tools, and proven methods. Backed by Munich Re, providing cyber risk assessments to large enterprises since 2021.

Munich Re

Quantifying Cyber Risks for Large Enterprises.

HQ

Germany

Placement

Role

Chief Executive Officer

Role location

Munich, Germany

FinTech CEO Private, Public & Corporate Germany

Asdrúbal Pichardo is a senior technology executive with a broad and unique combination of experience in growing solutions, business units, markets and revenues. As CEO of Squalify, the Munich based start-up, providing a Cyber Risk Quantification solution for executive decision makers to make cyber risk measurable and manageable on the strategic level.

Previously Asdrúbal was the CEO of Vernaio, a SaaS AI company helping production companies to become more efficient and sustainable. Prior to Vernaio, he was the CEO of FactoryPal, a corporate start-up offering a SaaS solution to increase manufacturing efficiency by leveraging AI and IoT technology. Also he was the EVP & GM Europe at Corporater, a global SaaS company which empowers medium and large organizations to continually improve business performance. He also spent 12 years at SAP, Europe’s largest Software company, where he held several leadership positions.

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