CHARLESTON, S.C., June 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of
software for powering social impact, today announced that Chief
Accounting Officer Chad Anderson and
Chief Product Officer Sudip Datta
have been appointed to the company's executive leadership team.
"Both Chad and Sudip have made innumerable, meaningful
contributions during their tenure with Blackbaud, helping us to
drive greater impact for our customers, employees, shareholders and
communities," said Mike Gianoni,
president, CEO and vice chairman of the board of directors,
Blackbaud. "It's with great enthusiasm and confidence that I
welcome them both to our executive leadership team to play an even
more impactful role in shaping the direction of the company as we
continue delivering essential software that helps change lives
around the world."
Anderson has been with Blackbaud since March 2013, successfully leading many key
initiatives to mature, modernize and improve the efficiency and
accuracy of the company's financial systems, processes and
organization. Prior to his current role as chief accounting
officer, Anderson served as corporate controller, overseeing the
company's financial operations globally. Before joining Blackbaud,
he was an executive at Brightpoint Inc., a global provider of
mobile device lifecycle services to the wireless industry. There,
he served as vice president of finance for international operations
and then chief financial officer of the Europe, Middle
East and Africa region.
Datta joined Blackbaud in 2022 to oversee the company's global
product portfolio—including product lifecycles, roadmaps and
strategy—contributing to growth, innovation and enhanced customer
value. He has more than 25 years of experience in enterprise
software with a proven mix of product management and technical
expertise. Prior to Blackbaud, Datta led the Artificial
Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) and Observability business
at Broadcom Inc. and was vice president of products at Oracle.
Anderson will continue reporting to Chief Financial Officer
Tony Boor, and Datta will continue
reporting to Chief Technology Officer Kevin
McDearis.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider
exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the
nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social
responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud's essential
software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit
financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social
responsibility and education management. With millions of users and
over $100 billion raised, granted or
managed through Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's
solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and
organizations who change the world. Blackbaud has been named to
Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's
list of Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of
America's Best Employers. A remote-first company, Blackbaud has
operations in the United States,
Australia, Canada, Costa
Rica and the United
Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more
at www.blackbaud.com or follow us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn,
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expectations, and assumptions contained in this news release are
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, including statements regarding expected benefits of
products and product features. Although Blackbaud attempts to
be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is
possible that future circumstances might differ from the
assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other
important factors that could cause results to differ materially
include the following: general economic risks; uncertainty
regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers;
continued success in sales growth; management of integration of
acquired companies and other risks associated with acquisitions;
risks associated with successful implementation of multiple
integrated software products; the ability to attract and retain key
personnel; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy
sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger
organization; technological changes that make our products and
services less competitive; and the other risk factors set forth
from time to time in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which
are available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or
upon request from Blackbaud's investor relations department. All
Blackbaud product names appearing herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.
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