Demandbase CEO Chris Golec Named as a Top 50 SaaS CEO The SaaS Report Lists Golec as #13 of the Top 50 SaaS CEOs SAN FRANCISCO – Aug. 23, 2018 – Demandbase, the leader in Account-Based Marketing (ABM), today announced that its CEO and founder, Chris Golec, has been recognized as one of the Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2018 by The SaaS Report. Golec founded Demandbase in 2006 and pioneered the ABM technology category to help the world’s largest and fastest growing companies such as Salesforce and Adobe transform their B2B sales and marketing. Under Golec’s leadership and vision, Demandbase grew to become the leading ABM provider and was named a leader in The Forrester New Wave Report™: ABM Platforms, Q2 2018. The SaaS Report received nearly 5,000 nominations on behalf of hundreds of CEOs. The list of winning CEOs was selected largely based on detailed reviews from each CEO’s employees and industry colleagues. CEOs were assessed across a number of key areas including integrity, intelligence, energy, company culture and company growth. Other CEOs on the list included Doug Merritt, Splunk; Marc Benioff, Salesforce; and Stewart Butterfield, Slack. “It is an honor to be recognized by The SaaS Report on a list with leading CEOs in their fields,” said Chris Golec, CEO of Demandbase. “More than anything else, this recognition reflects the tremendous culture of success we have established at Demandbase, and validates the importance of Demandbase’s work to bring ABM at scale to B2B marketers everywhere.” Prior to starting Demandbase, Golec founded Supplybase to help global manufacturers collaborate with their supply chain to bring new products to market. As one of the first successful B2B software and data solutions in the late 90’s, Supplybase was acquired in March, 2000 by i2 Technologies (Nasdaq: ITWO). Before becoming a software entrepreneur, Golec held multiple sales, marketing and engineering positions with GE, DuPont, and GM. About The SaaS Report The SaaS Report is a comprehensive source for market insights, business news, investment activity and corporate actions related to the SaaS and software sectors. For more information and to view this year’s list of Top 50 SaaS CEOs, visit https://thesaasreport.com/the-saas-reports-top-50-saas-ceos-of-2018. @Demandbase CEO @cgolec recognized as one of the Top 50 SaaS CEOs via The SaaS Report https://demandb.se/2OVgY0o Click to Tweet About Demandbase Demandbase is the leader in Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and an indispensable part of the B2B tech stack. The company offers the only end-to-end ABM platform that helps B2B marketers identify, win and grow the accounts that matter most. The biggest and fastest-growing companies in the world, such as Accenture, Adobe, DocuSign, GE, Salesforce, and others, rely on Demandbase to drive their ABM strategy and maximize their marketing performance. The company has been named to the JMP Securities list “The Hot 100: The Best Privately Held Software Companies,” the Deloitte Fast 500, and named a Gartner Cool Vendor for Tech Go-To-Market. In 2019, Demandbase executives authored the definitive book on ABM, Account-Based Marketing: How to Target and Engage the Companies That Will Grow Your Revenue. For more information, please visit www.demandbase.com or follow the company on Twitter @Demandbase. Media Contact Margo Mendez-Penate mmendezpenate@demandbase.com 415.228.3758
