CIENCE Announces August Keating as Chief Executive Officer
Successful Exec Joins Rapidly Growing Software and Services Company to Help Lead Next Phase of Growth
CIENCE is pleased to announce the appointment of August Keating as the new, interim CEO of the company. Keating brings more than a decade of strategic experience to this critical role. Previously, she was the Head of Global Engineering Strategy at FIS, a publicly traded (NYSE) leading provider of technology solutions and services for merchants, banks, and capital markets firms globally.
In her role at FIS, Keating oversaw the development and execution of strategy for the global engineering business (10,000+ engineers) and will spearhead the continued build-out of the CIENCE software organization among other leadership duties.
CIENCE’s notable growth over the previous seven years—four times recognized on the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America list, including 2022’s No. 971 (for a 668% three-year growth rate)—has necessitated expansion.
“August Keating brings a wealth of experience to lead our future growth,” said CIENCE Chairman Thomas Cornelius. “We’re in a very fortuitous position as a leader in the lead generation services space that now has an in-market suite of software capabilities—the CIENCE GO Platform—that we expect will be adopted by modern marketing and sales teams at an even faster rate than our previous triple-digit yearly growth.”
Recently, CIENCE was recognized as #6 on the Fortune 100 Best Large Workplaces for Women, an honor consistent with this strategic appointment.
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“I’m excited and humbled to be named CEO of CIENCE,” said Keating. “Although we’ve achieved remarkable success, my sense is that we’re still just getting started. There is so much to be accomplished in order to help our clients, marketing, and sales teams across the business landscape to succeed. When our customers grow with our products and services, we grow, and that is the key to our culture here at CIENCE.”
Prior to FIS, Keating held pivotal roles at Capco, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs. Her expertise is in strategy, which includes enterprise transformation, operational agility, client services, and employee engagement.
“Keating’s unique skill set, especially around innovation within both SaaS and services businesses, set her apart,” said Cornelius. “It was an obvious choice to appoint her to CEO at this critical juncture in CIENCE’s business journey.”
