Responsive Appoints IBM, Red Hat, PowerSchool Alumnus as CFO
15 Agosto 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Shankha Sen brings 25+ years of experience in
managing high-growth, global technology organizations
Responsive, the leader in AI-powered Strategic Response
Management (SRM), today announced the appointment of Shankha Sen as
its first Chief Financial Officer.
Sen brings more than 25 years of experience scaling global
finance operations at high-growth, enterprise technology
organizations. Prior to Responsive, Sen served as Group Vice
President, Finance, for PowerSchool, a leading provider of
cloud-based software for K-12 education that was recently acquired
by Bain Capital in a $5.6 billion transaction. He also held
numerous positions at Red Hat including Vice President, Global
Finance, where he led global finance teams during its acquisition
by IBM for $34 billion. Earlier in his career, Sen served in a
variety of finance positions at EMC/Dell Technologies and
Sequent/IBM.
“Shankha’s appointment comes at a critical growth stage for
Responsive,” said Ganesh Shankar, CEO, Responsive. “We are excited
to have him on board and are confident that his leadership and
expertise will play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our vision
to transform how organizations share and exchange information. His
deep expertise in driving financial strategy and operational
excellence at high-growth private and public companies will be
invaluable in shaping our future success.”
Reporting to Shankar, Sen will be responsible for developing and
executing financial strategies to help Responsive scale and compete
in today’s emerging SaaS category of Strategic Response Management
(SRM) – the people, practices, and technology that unlock
organizational knowledge for profitable growth. Today, Responsive
has nearly 2,000 customers of all sizes, across various industries
and geographies, and recently announced that it has enabled
customers to respond to more than $500 billion in opportunities via
its AI-powered Responsive Platform.
“I am thrilled to join Responsive and look forward to working
closely with the team to build on successes to-date and accelerate
the company’s growth trajectory,” said Sen. “I believe Responsive
is well positioned to become the breakout category leader in
Strategic Response Management — the next ‘must have’ go-to-market
SaaS solution for companies focused on driving growth via
compelling responses including RFPs and tenders. I’ve been involved
in over 1,000 RFP responses over the course of my career and know
first hand the tremendous value that Responsive can deliver to
today’s enterprises.”
In addition to Sen, Responsive recently hired:
- Meera Raman, Vice President of Operations — Raman brings
extensive experience in driving operational excellence and change
management at leading companies such as Meta, Amazon, and IBM. Her
deep experience in transformation initiatives, process innovation,
global process ownership, and implementation of operational
methodologies will enhance overall productivity within the
organization.
- Ben Stokes, Regional Vice President of Sales — Stokes is an
accomplished sales leader with experience in scaling revenue at
high-growth companies, such as Proofpoint, Whistic, and
ListReports. Coming to Responsive as a power user of the platform
and with deep experience in the information security space, Stokes
will play an integral role in expanding Responsive’s footprint
within enterprises to include security questionnaires and
more.
About Responsive
Responsive (formerly RFPIO) is the global leader in Strategic
Response Management software, transforming how organizations share
and exchange critical information. The AI-powered Responsive
Platform is purpose-built to manage responses at scale, empowering
companies across the world to accelerate growth, mitigate risk and
improve employee experiences. Nearly 2,000 customers have
standardized on Responsive to respond to RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, ESGs,
security questionnaires, ad hoc information requests and more.
Responsive is headquartered in Portland, OR, with additional
offices in Kansas City, MO and Coimbatore, India. Learn more at
responsive.io.
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