Algolia, the leading Search and Discovery platform, announced three additions to its executive team: Michelle Adams as Chief Revenue Officer, Jim Schattin as Chief Customer Officer, and Piyush Patel as Chief Strategic Business Development Officer. These leaders will work together to plan and execute on the company’s next phase of growth in the Search and Discovery market.
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Algolia’s three new executive hires round out a momentous year filled with innovation and hypergrowth. Trending at over 1.25 trillion search operations per year across over 9,500 customers, Algolia has continued its product innovation with its Algolia AI launch and Winter ‘20 release and added strategic partnerships and integrations with Netlify, OpenAI, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Additionally, the company earned prestigious industry accolades, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup, CB Insights and Fast Company’s 50 Future Unicorns, and Inc. 5000—ranking #787. Algolia has continued its momentum since bringing on Bernadette Nixon as its CEO in May of this year.
“I joined Algolia earlier this year with a commitment to help our customers be successful, build upon our amazing company culture, and take the company to new heights,” said Nixon. “Having the right team is key and, therefore, I’m thrilled to welcome Michelle, Jim, and Piyush to our Algolia family. On top of bringing invaluable experience, they are all passionate about helping us extend Algolia’s leadership in Search and Discovery, drive customer success, and build our strategic alliances and partner ecosystem.”
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Michelle Adams – Chief Revenue Officer
Adams brings a wealth of experience as Chief Revenue Officer, building sales and running at scale. At Algolia, she is responsible for driving revenue through worldwide alignment across sales, marketing, revenue management, and business development. She most recently served as SVP of Sales for the Americas at Dropbox, where she led direct sales, marketing, channel and customer success to grow its business by 10X in under four years. Prior to Dropbox, Adams was Global Head of Sales for IBM Watson, taking it from inception to nearly half a billion dollars in sales.
“Organizations today are under extreme pressure to deliver the best possible digital experience to consumers. This means implementing solutions that allow them to provide exactly what the end user is looking for, while also offering a delightful user interface,” Adams said. “Algolia achieves this in spades. I’ve never seen a company that better balances technological innovation, while also listening to what the customer actually needs.”