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Encap
VP Sales US
Security, Sales, Norway
Encap
A smarter in-app authentication solution – one that is simple to use and seamless across devices, all while providing bank-grade security.
HQ
Norway
Placement
Role
VP Sales US
Role location
USA
Encap needed a stand-alone VP Business Development to open the US market, working across the East and West coast to find partners across the Identity Management ecosystem.
Adam Dolby was a US-based eID expert with experience in new business development from Gemalto
Adam engaged and convinced AllClearID to partner with Encap, which subsequently led to their successful exit.
“If it wasn’t for Adam’s intimate knowledge of the Identity Management ecosystem in the US, we may never have had our exit’ Thomas Bostrom”
Thomas Bostrom Jorgensen, CEO of Encap
Investors:
ProVenture Management, Alliance Venture
Nosto
CEO
SaaS, CEO, Finland
Nosto
The world's first commerce experience platform to build, launch & optimise multichannel campaigns.
HQ
Finland
Placement
Role
CEO
Role location
USA
Since the hire, Jim has been able to quickly evaluate the businesses pain points, ramping up their commercial performance in a short time frame while also closing their Series B funding round of $7.4M. Additionally, its customers on the Magento platform using Nosto’s personalization software have reached over $6 billion in USD in GMV.
“360Leaders conducted an extensive CEO search in Europe and the US. We were presented with several high calibre candidates to interview and found the ideal CEO. The process was well run. Throughout our search process, we were incredibly impressed with Jim. We’re confident that under his guidance and leadership, we’ll take the company to the next level. The Board sees huge growth potential in Nosto with the rapid expansion of e-commerce coupled with Nosto’s impressive performance across all markets.”
Investors:
OpenOcean, Tesi, Idinvest Partners, SanomaVentures
Thunderhead
VP HR
SaaS, People, Executive search, UK
Thunderhead
A market leading conversation-driven customer engagement platform.
HQ
UK
Placement
Role
VP HR
Role location
UK
Thunderhead wanted someone to build and lead the HR function within their rapidly scaling business across EMEA and the USA.
Denisa McKiernan led HR at Thunderheads direct competitor as they went through M&A activity, establishing policies, procedures and process.
After joining Thunderhead, Denisa took basic HR structures, instilled new levels of best practice and partnered with business teams to shape HR and employee engagement strategies.
Investors:
NA
Conor Venture Partners
Partner
Investment, Investment, Executive search, Finland
Conor Venture Partners
A venture capital fund that invests in early-stage companies in the Nordics and Baltics.
HQ
Finland
Placement
Role
Partner
Role location
Sweden
Conor Ventures needed a seasoned VC partner in Sweden with full-cycle VC experience across the Nordic region. They wanted a VC with previous operational executive experience to support the founders, and also bring an entrepreneurial mindset to the firm.
Niklas Eklund was a former Investor at Wellington Partners and CEO of Bookatable. He had been involved with several investment firms and VCs, in addition to holding multiple board seats across the Swedish ecosystem.
Niklas joined Conor as an advisor as they approached to support their efforts in raising their next fund.
Investors:
NA
Spacemaker
EVP Customer Success
Industry 4.0, Sales, Executive search, Norway
Spacemaker
Game changing AI technology that discovers the smartest ways to maximize the value of any building site.
HQ
Norway
Placement
Role
EVP Customer Success
Role location
Norway
Spacemaker was looking to diversify their team with a VP Customer Success and Executive Vice President.
After an all-female global search, Eleanor O’Neill moved from London to Oslo to join Spacemaker as an experienced Executive leader – having previously held senior leadership positions in Customer Delivery, Product Development and Business Operations roles.
Most recently, she was Chief Customer Officer and Chief Information Officer at Workshare Ltd; a London headquartered Legal Technology software company. She brings diverse experience spanning product development, commercial operations, business transformation and global executive leadership.
Eleanor is a thought-leader and regular speaker and panellist at Chief Information Officer and Chief Customer Officer conferences and industry events.
At Spacemaker, Eleanor’s passion for seeing users at the centre of technology-led solutions enables her to bring more to her role as EVP Customer Success.
Almost two years after her hiring, Spacemaker was acquired by Autodesk for $240M.
Investors:
Atomico, Northzone
Dynamic Code
CEO
Health, CEO, Executive search, Sweden
Dynamic Code
Smart diagnostic and health test solutions for healthcare and to the consumer.
HQ
Sweden
Placement
Role
CEO
Role location
Sweden
Dynamic Code was looking for an experienced growth leader to take the CEO position, as the founder of the business transitioned to a role focused on R&D. The mandate for the new CEO would be to scale both the B2B and direct to consumer proposition on international markets.
Louise Nylen started her career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Co and helped build successful international startups at the OSM Group, where she was Head of Europe and Deputy CEO of the billion-dollar gaming company, LeoVegas.
Louise joined Dynamic code in September and is continuing to support help Dynamic code on their growth journey. We look forward to seeing the impact she will have on the business.
”Dynamic Code now has a great opportunity to expand in both existing and international markets. To hire a new CEO is an important next step in this venture. I really look forward to working closely with Louise to get the company to keep growing and focusing on my area of expertise”
Anne Kihlgren, CEO and founder of Dynamic Code
Investors:
BackingMinds, Thord Wilkne, Gustaf Ramel, Erik Fällström
Checkatrade
CGO
Marketplace, Marketing, Executive search, UK
Checkatrade
The UK’s number one website for finding tradespeople
HQ
UK
Placement
Role
CGO
Role location
UK
Following the acquisition by HomeServe, there was a significant focus on growing trades and consumer acquisition to expand the demand and supply sides of the platform. Checkatrade needed to hire a strong multichannel trade (Business to Business) focused Chief Growth Officer to join the management team and drive growth. The Chief Growth Officer has full strategic, management and operational control of the trade acquisition strategy, delivery and team.
After starting his career in management consulting, Alex Cubitt joined Rightmove as a key member of the senior leadership team. During his 9 years, Alex was responsible for driving significant growth in multiple business areas. Alex has great knowledge of leading and growing commercial, operational and product teams.
In February 2020, Alex joined Checkatrade as CGO to drive growth. He has continued to support the business with their growth journey throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to seeing the impact of Alex’s work at Checkatrade over the coming months.
Investors:
NA
Cxense
NED CCO
SaaS, Sales, Board, Executive search, Norway
Cxense
AI-powered data management and intelligent personalisation platform.
HQ
Norway
Placement
Role
NED CCO
Role location
UK
With a new CEO in place with extensive client-side experience from a global publisher, a need arose for a proven B2B SaaS MarTech CCO, who had the gravitas and commercial acumen to turn the company around towards an exit.
David Gosen had build a successful career as a CCO, GM and CEO across the MarTech ecosystem internationally. After Microsoft where he launched Xbox in Europe, he led Nielsen’s Digital efforts before joining RocketFuel as VP International through the trade-sell to Sizmek.
David took on a challenging task as CCO for Cxense, a publicly listed business in an extremely competitive market with limited funds. David was part of the exit to Piano Software and has been promoted to CRO role in the company.
“David complements and strengthens the management team with his extensive commercial experience. He will play an important role in further improving our sales and go-to-market strategy to increase customer retention and new sales. I’m delighted to have him on the team.”
Christian Printzell Halvorsen, CEO of Cxense.
Investors:
Piano Software
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