Uniphore, a Conversational Service Automation (CSA) firm, has announced that it has hired Stéphane Berthier as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
As Uniphore’s CFO, Berthier will lead the finance business support, investor relations, financial planning and analysis, accounting and tax functions globally. Prior to joining Uniphore, Berthier was a Partner at PwC for more than 20 years, where he has acquired both domestic and international expertise across not only finance but Software as a Service models and global operations.
“The wave of AI and automation disruption in customer experience was led by startups. With the exploding demand for these products, the industry is poised to have a new set of market leaders with scale. Uniphore is leading this transition,” said Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-founder of Uniphore. “I am truly excited to welcome Stéphane to our team and I know that he is the right leader to guide our company through this era of rapid growth and global expansion.”
The announcment states – “Uniphore continues to see record demand for its automation and AI solutions that address a rapidly growing market for CSA. In fact, in 2020, Uniphore saw another year of approximately 300% growth, adding new and expanding existing customer licenses, inking major partnerships with some of the world’s largest CX business providers, and adding more than 100 employees globally.”
“Uniphore’s achievements and its momentum are testaments to the tremendous value that its technology brings to organizations,” said Berthier. “I am truly looking forward to taking Uniphore to new levels of success as it transforms the industry. I am honored to join this talented team and continue on a course of rapid and sustainable growth.”
Berthier has over 30 years of experience in high tech and has spent the last 23 years in Silicon Valley working with public and venture-backed technology companies. He has experience working on initial public offerings and has worked with many companies such as Adaptive Insights, Proofpoint, VMware, Splunk, ServiceNow, Crowdstrike and Databricks.
-AK
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