ARInsights Appoints Andy Zimmerman as Chief Executive Officer

Zimmerman Brings Proven Track Record of Leading High-Performance Teams and Accelerating Growth at Leading SaaS Companies

ARInsights, LLC, the leading provider of SaaS solutions and data to the analyst relations industry, announced that Andy Zimmerman has been appointed the company’s new chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors. A SaaS industry veteran, Zimmerman brings more than 20 years of experience driving growth at market-leading companies. He succeeds Shashank Kulkarni, the company’s founder and CEO of 17 years.

“Andy has a successful track record building enterprise SaaS organizations and will be instrumental as we continue to expand the company’s rapidly growing customer base, bring innovative products to market, and maintain our unrelenting commitment to client success and service.”

Kulkarni will continue to support the long-term vision and strategy for the company as a member of its board of directors. A thought leader in analyst relations (AR), Kulkarni founded ARInsights in 2004 when he recognized a need for modern, innovative, AR-specific solutions in a market that was largely being served by spreadsheets and basic contact management tools.

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“It has been an incredible and rewarding journey building ARInsights, and I look forward to the company’s continued growth and success under Andy’s leadership,” Kulkarni said. “Andy has a successful track record building enterprise SaaS organizations and will be instrumental as we continue to expand the company’s rapidly growing customer base, bring innovative products to market, and maintain our unrelenting commitment to client success and service.”

Zimmerman brings a deep skill set in driving revenue growth, launching new products, expanding into new markets and scaling operations. He most recently served as head of marketing for Salesforce Interaction Studio, the leading real-time personalization platform formerly known as Evergage, which was acquired by Salesforce in February 2020. As the chief marketing officer of Evergage from 2014-2020, Zimmerman played a critical role driving rapid growth, brand awareness and category leadership. He has also held leadership roles across functions at other software and technology companies including Brainshark, Theikos, Virtusa, edocs and Kenan Systems. Andy holds an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Brown University.

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“I’m honored to be joining the team at ARInsights to help drive the company’s next chapter of growth,” Zimmerman said. “The company has achieved a leadership position serving the analyst relations community and has tremendous opportunities ahead. I look forward to working with this talented team to extend that industry leadership, meet and exceed client expectations, and implement effective strategies for long-term growth and success.”

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