Seasoned SaaS exec Craig Jones will lead Agility’s global organisation.
Agility CIS, a provider of cloud-based billing and customer information solutions for energy industries, has announced the appointment of Craig Jones as chief executive and board member. The move represents a significant strengthening of Agility’s management team, with Jones leading Agility’s global organisation and current chief executive David Forsyth moving into a new role in the company as chief product officer.
The company has rapidly grown its product and international footprint in the past year with the support of new private equity owners SilverTree Equity and Pioneer Capital. Its growth strategy has seen Agility expand its client base and accelerate product development, while scaling its workforce across the US, Japan and India through the recent acquisition of leading SaaS provider Znalytics.
Agility initially built its business in Australia and New Zealand. Jones lives in Melbourne and will be based out of Agility’s office there. Auckland is the main centre for the company’s product development, operations and support teams.
Australian Jones has a proven track record of leading and accelerating international revenue growth and profitability in enterprise software across large public, private equity and venture backed software companies. He brings to Agility more than 25 years front-line global experience in the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. In several different roles over the past decade, he has spearheaded expansion and growth for Australian-based businesses.
He is chair of workforce management SaaS provider Pegasus. Previously he was an operating adviser to Francisco Partners and a past board member of Prometheus Group, Optimatics and Sage Technology. Prior to his board roles, he was chief operating Officer for Ventyx, executive vice-president of global field operations for Mincom, and held senior positions at Oracle JAPAC and Descartes Systems Group.
SilverTree Equity managing partner and Agility CIS chair Nicholas Theuerkauf said: “With Craig’s market presence in Australia, extensive global experience and outstanding record of execution at scale, the company will accelerate through this next stage of growth in Australia, New Zealand and the fast-growing US, Japan, and Middle East markets.”
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