Udemy Appoints Rob Rosenthal as Chief Revenue Officer
May 21 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Seasoned leader with strong track record of
scaling enterprise businesses globally and accelerating revenue
will oversee next stage of growth for Udemy Business
Former Adobe and SAP executive to lead Udemy
Business’ global go-to-market strategy, expand partnerships and
strengthen customer relationships
Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a leading online skills marketplace and
learning platform, today announced it has appointed Rob Rosenthal
as Chief Revenue Officer to lead Udemy Business, effective June 3,
2024. Rosenthal brings over 25 years of experience in the software
industry, helping high-growth organizations accelerate revenues
while scaling globally.
Rosenthal will report directly to Udemy’s President and CEO,
Greg Brown, and will oversee the entire Udemy Business team. In
this role, Rosenthal will have global responsibility for Udemy
Business’ enterprise sales strategy, with a focus on driving
sustainable growth through acquiring new customers, deepening
relationships with existing customers, and expanding into new
geographies.
“Rob is a proven sales leader with deep expertise and a unique
skill set that is the right fit to usher Udemy Business through its
next stage of growth,” said Udemy President and CEO Greg Brown. “We
are seeing strong demand globally as it is more critical than ever
for enterprises to continuously develop the skills of their
workforce, particularly as generative AI is accelerating the pace
of change and evolving the way we work. Rob has successfully led
global go-to-market teams through significant revenue growth and
has a proven track record for establishing new routes to market and
strengthening existing revenue streams. I am confident in Rob’s
ability to expand Udemy’s market presence and capture the
significant opportunity ahead of us.”
Prior to joining Udemy, Rosenthal served as Chief Revenue
Officer at Bloomreach, a global digital commerce company. During
his tenure from 2020 to 2024, he was instrumental in tripling the
organization's revenue. His strategies focused on scaling
operations and expanding the company’s international presence.
Before that, he spent five years at Adobe in various senior
leadership roles, where he contributed significantly to scaling the
Americas enterprise business revenue from $1 billion to $2 billion.
He was instrumental in transforming the organization’s approach
from a point solution to a platform solution selling motion, while
also enhancing operational efficiency. Earlier in his career,
Rosenthal was Senior Vice President of Sales and General Manager
for a large business within SAP. Under his leadership, the business
consistently experienced more than 40% annual revenue growth.
“Udemy is at an exciting inflection point with Annual Recurring
Revenue approaching $500 million,” Rosenthal said. “More than
16,000 companies worldwide already leverage its best-in-class
platform to enhance their workforces’ capabilities and make
strategic talent management decisions. There is a significant
opportunity to not only grow that customer base, but also deepen
relationships with existing customers. My personal commitment to
continuous learning fuels my excitement to apply my experience on a
broader scale to help organizations and professionals reach their
full potential. I am thrilled for the opportunity to join the
leadership team at Udemy to further the mission of transforming
lives through learning.”
About Udemy
Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY) transforms lives through learning by
providing flexible and effective skills development and validation.
Through the Udemy Intelligent Skills Platform and its community of
instructors, millions of learners gain expertise in a wide range of
technical and professional skills – from generative AI to
leadership. The Udemy marketplace provides learners with thousands
of up-to-date courses in dozens of languages, offering a variety of
solutions to achieve their goals. Udemy Business empowers
enterprises to offer on-demand learning for all employees,
immersive learning for tech teams, and cohort learning for leaders.
Udemy Business customers include FenderⓇ, Glassdoor, On24, The
World Bank and Volkswagen. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco
with hubs in Denver, USA; Ankara and Istanbul, Türkiye; Dublin,
Ireland; Melbourne, Australia; and Gurugram, India.
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