FinTech听scaleup听Pleo听has appointed Arun Mani as its Chief Revenue Officer.听
Joining from听FreshWorks听Europe, Mani brings with him more than eight years of experience leading and growing successful start-up businesses.听听
As President at听FreshWorks听Europe, he was responsible for launching the EMEA business, building a team of 150+ people from scratch.听听
Prior to this, Mani oversaw sales at AppNexus, helping to scale the business from $20m to over $200m in just four years. An engineer by background, Arun also holds an MBA from INSEAD.听
Pleo听offers simplified expense and bill management automation tools, and smart company听Mastercards听to听16,000 customers听across听seven markets听including听the UK & Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Spain.听听
Mani听joins听Pleo听at a crucial point in its growth journey as it prepares for a $100m Series C funding round this summer.听听
鈥淲e are delighted to welcome Arun to the executive leadership听team听and he will play a crucial role in guiding听Pleo鈥檚听growth over the coming months,鈥� said听Jeppe听Rindom, co-founder and CEO of听Pleo.听听
鈥淎run brings invaluable experience to听Pleo, most recently from building the听Freshworks听organisation in Europe and prior to that, heading sales in the Americas for AppNexus – two impressive, international, multi-unicorn software businesses.听听
鈥淎run intimately understands what it takes to scale a business across Europe, and with his expertise I am confident that听Pleo听is well on its way to reaching unicorn status imminently.鈥�听
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Mani听added:听鈥淧leo听is at a great inflection听point, and听is riding the wave of digitisation in the business spend management market.听听
鈥淭here is a strong market need and product fit for a solution like听Pleo, and I鈥檓 excited to further expand its proposition to become the go-to solution for businesses everywhere.听听
鈥淚n my role, I鈥檒l have a personal goal of ensuring that听Pleo听has听a听million engaged users by the end of 2025, which is a 25-times increase from now until the end of 2025.听听
鈥淲ith the rate that听Pleo鈥檚听customer-base is growing, and the engagement it has built so far – I鈥檓 confident that this goal will become a reality.鈥�听