Freshworks has confirmed Dennis Woodside as CEO and President.
Woodside, currently Freshworks’ President, will succeed Girish Mathrubootham, the company’s Founder, as CEO with Mathrubootham transitioning to a new role as Executive Chairman.
Mathrubootham will remain the chairman of the Board of Directors and Woodside will also remain a member of the Board of Directors.
Woodside joined Freshworks as President in September 2022. Since then, he has accelerated Freshworks’ investments in enterprise grade products and driven increased focus on the growth of mid-market and enterprise customers.
Woodside’s experience includes Chief Operating Officer at Dropbox and various sales and strategy leadership roles at Google from 2003 to 2014, including serving as CEO of Motorola Mobility after Google acquired the company in 2012.
“Dennis has a deep understanding of Freshworks’ business, customers and our employees, and a strong track record of building and scaling large global teams – he is the right leader to become our next CEO,” said Mathrubootham.
“As I step into the role of CEO, I am deeply honored to build upon Girish’s remarkable legacy,” said Woodside.
“What he has created is truly special. Our mission and strategy remain the same. We stand before extraordinary opportunities and have the right foundation to make it possible – a winning combination of our strong focus on delighting customers and our product portfolio and innovation. I’m committed and excited to continue our journey of growth.”
