Product information management technology is essential to distributing effective product content in successful B2B and retail e-commerce, which is why PIM vendor Inriver has appointed another CEO with extensive experience in e-commerce technology. No wonder.
Rohit Goyal, Inriver CEO
Rohit Goyal, a former senior executive who worked in product engineering for Salesforce Commerce Cloud and other digital commerce platforms, has joined inriver as chief executive officer.
Goyal will take over the CEO role in September 2022, replacing Niels Stenfeldt, an enterprise data management veteran who retired in March. Mr. Stenfeldt joins inriver after serving as CEO of data management company Stibo Systems and holding executive positions at companies including Oracle and Oracle. SAP.
Beyond a “transformative” 2023
“2023 was a transformational year for InRiver, with the company building strong foundations and reinvigorating its brand in the market,” said Goyal. He added that InRiver will “strengthen our offering” to “help brands, manufacturers and retailers leverage product information to increase profits and delight customers at every touchpoint.” .
Inriver serves more than 700 customers in B2B and retail digital commerce, including cable manufacturer Prysmian Group and consumer brand New Balance. According to forecasts by research firm MarketandMarkets Inc., the global market for PIM software is expected to reach approximately $23.8 billion in 2027, up from $12.2 billion in 2022.
“Mr. Goyal's track record of driving innovation, commercial scalability, and engineering excellence at companies such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud/Demandware and TrueMotion makes him uniquely equipped to lead inriver.” says Johan Boström, co-founder and director. “Customers now, more than ever, strive to deliver great brand experiences across channels, and Goyal's dual focus on customer success and product excellence helps customers achieve that goal. This is the right time to help, and we are excited to have him on board.”
Prior to joining the inriver team, Goyal was Chief Operating Officer at TrueMotion (since acquired by Cambridge Mobile Telematics), where he was responsible for technology and products including data science, engineering, product management, design, and client services. I did.
Inriver said Goyal previously served as senior vice president of product and engineering at e-commerce platform company Demandware, where he drove product strategy, roadmap and execution. He facilitated the sales and integration of Demandware into his Salesforce Inc. e-commerce technology and helped form the Salesforce Commerce Cloud.
Goyal also serves as an advisor to several B2B SaaS startups, including Kasisto, a digital experience platform. in Computer Science from Denison University, a Master's and PhD in Computer Science from The Ohio State University, and his MBA from MIT Sloan.
InRiver is backed by private equity firms THL Partners and Verdan.
Paul Demery is a contributing editor for Digital Commerce 360 covering B2B digital commerce technology and strategy. paul@digitalcommerce360.com.
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