New CTO for Survey Software Firm Alchemer

In Louisville, Colorado, customer feedback specialist Alchemer has appointed Ramesh Kandukuri as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately.

Alchemer was founded in 2006 as SurveyGizmo and is backed by investor KKR. The firm provides survey, workflow, audience, communication and analysis tools, integrated into common business systems across the enterprise, helping companies to 'close the loop with their customers and employees quickly and effectively'. A year ago it launched a full service MR team, Alchemer Research Solutions, to help clients quickly expand and scale their research capabilities.

Kandukuri brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, building and leading engineering teams to support aggressive business goals, and modernizing technology infrastructure. Most recently he was CTO at InvoiceCloud, an enterprise SaaS payment solution, helping to scale the firm's engineering organization up to support rapid revenue growth, an IPO in 2021, and a return to private ownership in 2024. Earlier he led engineering and technology teams at Progressive Leasing and Quicken Loans. He has a Master's degree in Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University and a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from NIT Warangal, India.

Alchemer Chief Executive Martin Mrugal comments: 'With deep expertise in SaaS software and customer-facing applications, Ramesh is the ideal leader to accelerate Alchemer's technology strategy to bring thoughtful innovation to our customers. He is the right person to expand on Alchemer's robust survey and customer experience (CX) products and guide us forward in the era of AI and rapid development.'

The firm is online at www.alchemer.com .