STRIDER Announces Heather Briggs as Chief Technology Officer

By STS News Desk On Sep 17, 2020

STRIDER Announces Heather Briggs as Chief Technology Officer

STRIDER, a leading software services company in the event industry, announced the appointment of Heather Briggs at Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As CTO, Ms. Briggs will be responsible for leading and executing the company’s technology innovations across the $122B US equine market as well as expanding STRIDER’s service offerings to European equestrian market.

Ms. Briggs brings a proven ability to innovate and execute new business solutions to STRIDER.

“The addition of Ms. Briggs to our senior leadership team sets us up for incredible future success. With our company’s rapid growth across markets, Ms. Briggs brings a wealth of leadership experience from the highest levels of international equestrian sport to support our company’s rapid growth across markets. She also is a visionary that understands how to work across industries to meet the technology needs of our users,” said Tara Swersie, Chief Executive Officer of STRIDER.

Prior to joining STRIDER, Ms. Briggs held multiple senior leadership positions across the equestrian industry. She served as Chief d’Equipe of both the US & Italian Combined Driving Teams as well as the Executive Director of the renown CSI 4* Upperville Colt & Horse Show – the longest running horse show in America. As a combined driving course designer, Ms. Briggs holds both Fédération Equestre Internationale 2* and United States Equestrian Federation “R” license ratings.

“What attracted me to STRIDER was the vision to connect people and experiences though innovative technology. STRIDER is an established industry leader in the equestrian space with a proven ability to invent and be forward thinking. With recent world events, the demand from top equestrian venues for our digital services has grown exponentially. I’m excited to have the flexibility and team to rapidly design and launch additional solutions for our customers, such as enhanced data analytics services, in upcoming months,” stated Ms. Briggs.

Ms. Brigg’s professional technical experience includes leading scalable enterprise solutions at high-growth companies, with previous positions at Nextel, Skillsoft, and Digital Focus. She earned a Master’s Degree in Marketing from John Hopkins University.

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