SendGrid Announces Joining of New CMO (WATCH)

By Megha Shah - Last Updated on August 27, 2020
SendGrid Announces Joining of New CMO

Leading email delivery platform SendGrid announced the appointment of Carrie Palin as their new Chief Marketing Officer.

Carrie joins SendGrid from Box where she was a Senior Vice President and the company’s first Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to working at Box, She was the Vice President of Marketing for IBM’s Cloud Data Services and Analytics Software Division where she oversaw the team responsible for the growth of their SaaS offerings. Carrie has also spent over 15 years at Dell and she also sits on the executive advisory board for Marketo.

Carrie holds a BS in Communications from Texas Christian University. She brings to SendGrid her deep knowledge and years of experience in digital marketing and best practices for utilizing technology and data to drive customer engagement and business growth.

“With these appointments, I firmly believe we now have one of the premier leadership teams in the SaaS market. The combined experience and skill set of this team will have a huge impact on the continued growth and acceleration of SendGrid in 2016 and for many years to come,” said Sameer Dholakia, CEO of SendGrid.

 

“Carrie brings incredible tech marketing leadership experience to SendGrid. She is deeply passionate about MarTech and its role in transforming the way marketers work and, importantly, she embodies our 4H culture of being Happy, Humble, Hungry and Honest to the highest degree,” Dholakia said. “Carrie has a strong background in knowing how to serve and reach developers along with an impressive track record of contributing to immense growth and scale at companies like Dell, IBM, and most recently, Box. I’m confident she is going to be an extraordinary addition to our team as we embark on our next chapter of scale and growth.”

“SendGrid is at a pivotal period in its growth and I’m thrilled to join the team,” said Carrie Palin, CMO, SendGrid. “I’m inspired by SendGrid’s unwavering mission and vision to build the world’s most trusted customer communication platform and I’m personally proud to be a part of a company that focuses deeply on its customers and employees.”

In her new role as Chief Marketing Officer, Carrie will be responsible for elevating SendGrid’s brand, driving demand for its products and services and leading its overall Marketing operations. She will be overseeing the company’s corporate and product marketing, demand generation, corporate communications divisions, and SendGrid’s community development team.

Megha Shah | A dreamer, traveler, aspiring entrepreneur and a bookworm beyond repair, Megha Shah is extremely fond of writing and has been doing so since she was a child. Apart from being a part-time writer, Megha is currently in college, pursuing B. Com. (Hons). Megha is an ardent follower of ‘Hardship, Hustle and Heart’ and firmly believes in the power of hard work and destiny!

Megha Shah | A dreamer, traveler, aspiring entrepreneur and a bookworm beyond repair, Megha Shah is extremely fond of writing and has been doing so since she wa...

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