Talkwalker, a consumer intelligence company, has announced that Tod Nielsen has been named as the new global CEO. Nielsen will succeed Robert Glaesener, who will become chairman of the board of directors and will help oversee the successful transition.
“Growing Talkwalker into a leading consumer intelligence platform and helping our global clients understand and profit from the extraordinary changes in digital consumer behavior has been an exciting journey,” Robert Glaesener said. “Tod is the right leader to take the company to new levels of scale and growth, and I am looking forward to working with him as he takes the helm”.
“I’ve always been an advocate of customer focus and customer centricity – brands that listen to their customers, and adapt quickly to their needs, will be market leaders,” said Tod Nielsen. “Today, that customer responsiveness and understanding is more critical than ever.”
“When the opportunity arose to work with Talkwalker,” Nielsen added, “I was excited to take it. Talkwalker helps our customers understand and get closer to their customers by translating consumer intelligence to make actionable business decisions.”
“My mission is to build upon Talkwalker’s foundation of growth and success,” he continued, “and to place Talkwalker’s impressive technology and platform at center stage in this dynamic market. I’ve been fortunate to experience firsthand what it takes to scale and grow companies to this level and beyond, and I look forward to applying those experiences in context to Talkwalker.”
Most recently, Nielsen was the president and CEO of FinancialForce. He brings decades of experience in leadership roles at companies such as Salesforce, VMware, and Microsoft, and is known for his ability to help companies scale and grow significantly.
“We are thrilled to have Tod join the Talkwalker team as the new CEO,” said Roland Pezzutto, a principal at Marlin Equity Partners. “He has broad experience within the technology industry having grown global organizations to billions of dollars in revenue. We believe his vision and leadership will further accelerate Talkwalker’s growth and scale the company into a market- leading consumer intelligence platform.”
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