Krishna Panicker, Pipedrive’s VP of Product, Recognized as the Top Software Executive of 2021

New York, 25 May, 2021 - Pipedrive, the leading CRM for sales and marketing teams, is proud to announce that Krishna Panicker, the company’s VP of Product, has been included in the Software Report’s annual Top 25 Software Product Executives of 2021 awards list. The reward is designed to recognize individuals who are driving the force for software innovation, improved user experience, and the genesis of company revenue growth and continuity.

The Software Report cites, “In their roles, the top executives are leading high performing teams in developing products that streamline operations, facilitate communication, interpret data, and enhance overall corporate performance. They have also notably led successful launches over the past year in response to evolving market demands for features such as consumption-based pricing and real-time insights, demonstrating an ability to adapt quickly and ensure their companies’ relevancy in the years to come.”

“I am truly honored for being recognized as one of the top executives of 2021. The past year has been challenging for most businesses; however, the mass shift to digitization has also proved to provide new opportunities for companies. Pipedrive is an easy-to-use, intuitive, and powerful CRM tool for sales and marketing teams. The company has been growing with its customers and I am convinced that the recognition validates the efforts of my team to provide a tangible solution for our customers in their endeavors to manage their everyday work more easily and efficiently, and meet their company’s revenue goals,” said Krishna Panicker, VP of Product, Pipedrive.

Krishna Panicker joined the company in 2019 leading an international team of 100+ people in Tallinn, Lisbon, Prague, London, Riga, and Tartu. As the Vice President of Product, he is responsible for product management, design, customer and market research, as well as the marketplace of 250+ integrations. Over the past year, Krishna has led a number of new award-winning product launches, including a new, intuitive UX; Insights, an interactive platform for tracking sales data and trends; cloud-based SmartDocs and eSignatures that enable fast and secure creation and management of sales-related documents; and LeadBooster 2.0, a comprehensive lead generation and management toolset, which has been Pipedrive’s most successful launch to date. As a leader, he is a charismatic visionary who is very knowledgeable about the smallest nuances of the CRM market but also sees the big picture.

About Pipedrive
Founded in 2010, Pipedrive is the first CRM platform developed from the salesperson's point of view. Today, Pipedrive is used by sales teams at more than 95,000 companies worldwide. Pipedrive is headquartered in New York and has offices across Europe and in the US. The company is backed by a majority holder Vista Equity Partners, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Atomico, DTCP, and Rembrandt Venture Partners. Learn more at www.pipedrive.com.

About The Software Report
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