NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™, today announced a record for customer bookings in the quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 and a leadership change for the new fiscal year. Braze President and Chief Commercial Officer, Myles Kleeger, will be stepping down from his position after 10 years of exceptional leadership in the role. Kleeger will remain available to the company as President and Chief Commercial Officer until June 1, 2025, to ensure a smooth transition.
Following its record bookings quarter and fiscal year, Braze aims to continue scaling its growth in the year ahead and beyond and will be hiring a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), reporting to Bill Magnuson, Braze co-founder and CEO.
The company further strengthened its leadership bench across go-to-market teams to support growth, innovation, and operational excellence:
- Jesse Hoobler has transitioned into Senior Vice President customer experience of the newly formed, unified post-sales Customer Experience team;
- Jerry Schorn has been hired as Vice President in our go-to-market organization to lead Sales for Americas, reporting to Eric Sanders, Global Head of Sales; and
- John Ashton has transitioned into Vice President of the Global Partnerships team.
"We are grateful to Myles for his contributions over the last 10 years. His leadership and commitment have been instrumental in establishing Braze as the leading customer engagement platform for the world's most creative and successful brands," said Bill Magnuson, Chief Executive Officer. “After a record bookings fourth quarter and fiscal year, I am excited to support our new leaders who will play a key role in guiding the next phase of growth for Braze."
Forward-Looking Statements
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About Braze
Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging.™ Braze allows any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered experimentation and optimization, Braze enables companies to build and maintain absolutely engaging relationships with their customers that foster growth and loyalty. The company has been recognized as a 2024 U.S. News Best Technology Companies to Work For, is a 2023 UK Best Workplace for Women by Great Place to Work, and was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Marketing Hubs, Q1 2023. Braze is headquartered in New York with 10+ offices across North America, Europe, and APAC. Learn more at .
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