Scott Ernst joins the enterprise
marketing planning software company to lead the next stage of
growth
AUSTIN, Texas, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Uptempo, a leader
in enterprise marketing planning software, today announced that
seasoned technology veteran, Scott
Ernst, has joined the company as chief executive officer
(CEO) effective immediately. Ernst joins the company's executive
team to lead Uptempo through its next stage of growth. Company
co-founder and current CEO, Mirko
Holzer, will continue to serve on the Board of
Directors.
Scott brings to Uptempo a distinguished track record of steering
high-growth organizations to success. Over 20 years, he has
demonstrated exceptional leadership in scaling businesses, driving
innovation, and delivering value to customers and stakeholders
alike. His appointment underscores Uptempo's commitment to bringing
cutting-edge enterprise planning solutions to market.
"I am honored to join Uptempo at this pivotal time and look
forward to partnering closely with Mirko, the Board, and the entire
Uptempo team," said Scott Ernst, CEO
of Uptempo. "Under Mirko's leadership, the company has made
remarkable progress in delivering innovative planning solutions to
its impressive list of enterprise customers. We now have a unique
opportunity to collaborate more closely with our customers and
align with their strategic long-term vision."
"We successfully united three innovative companies to introduce
a powerful enterprise marketing planning platform, which is already
being used by our largest customers," said Mirko Holzer, Co-founder and board member of
Uptempo. "The company is at an important inflection point in our
journey, and Scott's outstanding leadership track record makes him
the perfect person to steer Uptempo into its next phase of
growth."
Ernst brings more than two decades of experience at the
intersection of marketing technology and consumer data to his new
role at Uptempo. He was most recently the CEO of Drift, where he
helped revitalize its go-to-market strategy and reposition the
company as an AI-powered buyer engagement platform. These changes
helped ignite growth and lead to its acquisition by SalesLoft. He
also has experience taking a company through a successful IPO in
his role of CEO at Macromill, which had an enterprise value of over
$1 billion. His extensive experience
in leading a late-stage, private equity-backed organization, while
driving mergers and acquisitions and global expansion, will be
essential to achieving Uptempo's vision in this next phase of
growth.
ABOUT Uptempo
Uptempo is a global leader in marketing planning software. The
Uptempo platform enables marketers to lead with confidence,
accelerate time to market, and increase revenue contribution by
helping them plan better, pivot faster, spend smarter, and execute
with confidence. Uptempo is used by more than 625,000 marketers at
350+ leading enterprises, including Autodesk, BestBuy, Unilever and
Land O'Lakes.
For more information, visit www.uptempo.io or follow Uptempo on
LinkedIn.
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