New CEO for KM Specialist Bloomfire

Austin, Texas-based knowledge management software firm Bloomfire has appointed former Google executive Philip Brittan as its new CEO.

He replaces Ben Little who has served in the role for around three years.

The firm says knowledge management, enterprise search and business intelligence are converging, 'requiring organizations to go beyond traditional store-and-search systems to actively drive knowledge value and surface insights for smarter, faster decision-making' - and that Brittan (pictured) is a 'champion' of this 'paradigm shift'. He brings more than 30 years of experience from a broad range of high-growth tech companies, most recently Google where he was VP of Engineering & Product, leading platform engineering and outbound product management for Google Workspace. Earlier he was the founder and CEO of Crux Informatics, a cloud-native data management startup, and CTO & Global Head of Platform for Thomson Reuters' Financial & Risk division (now Refinitiv/LSEG).

Brittan has been a Board Member at Bloomfire since last autumn, and in his new role will focus on accelerating product innovation, expanding AI capabilities, and scaling the company's market presence.

Aaron Davis, MD at Primus Capital and Bloomfire Board Chairman, comments: 'Philip has an exceptional track record of scaling technology companies and building products that truly transform how organizations work. His unique combination of entrepreneurial vision and enterprise leadership experience makes him the ideal person to lead Bloomfire as we pioneer the Enterprise Intelligence category'.

Web site: www.bloomfire.com .

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