Software Industry Veteran, Larry Warnock, Joins Nexd as President and CEO

Austin, TX, November 15, 2016 (Newswire.com) - ​​​Nexd, Inc. today announced the appointment of Larry H. Warnock as President & CEO. Warnock joins Nexd as the company begins private beta, harnessing its artificial intelligence and predictive analytics platform to transform the CRM industry, moving from data entry to an intelligent, proactive sales engine.

Warnock brings more than 25 years of experience launching and building innovative software companies, spanning cloud, mobile, security and big data industries. Over the past decade, he’s led Gazzang and Phurnace from launch through venture funding to successful acquisitions by Palo Alto-based Cloudera and Houston-based BMC Software, respectively. Most recently, Warnock served as an executive consultant for SimplyTapp, Inc. and Boundary, Inc. His career also includes executive roles at Vignette (acquired by OpenText), OnLink (acquired by Siebel) and Documentum (acquired by EMC).

"Representing the intersection of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Nexd is one of the few CRM solutions that delivers value to sales reps as well as sales managers, and is truly a solution both parties will want to use daily. I'm thrilled to join this talented team, putting into action powerful business strategies that will transform the industry."

Larry Warnock, President and CEO

As President and CEO, Warnock will focus on advancing the vision of Nexd, tapping the power of applied AI and Advanced Machine Learning—listed among Gartner’s Top Strategic Trends for 2017—to solve today’s most critical sales management challenges. In addition to aligning the product with market needs through a series of “Flagship Betas”, he will work to build a high-performing team, instill a customer-first culture and pursue venture funding.

“Since the acquisition of Gazzang two years ago, I’ve been exposed to numerous startup opportunities, however none have caught my eye like Nexd,” said Warnock. “Representing the intersection of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Nexd is one of the few CRM solutions that delivers value to sales reps as well as sales managers, and is truly a solution both parties will want to use daily. I’m thrilled to join this talented team, putting into action powerful business strategies that will transform the industry.”

By analyzing every touch point related to the sales process—including millions of data points from apps and tools outside a company’s CRM system—Nexd quickly identifies patterns of success and process breakdowns. The result is deep actionable insight, which increases close rates, forecast predictability, and execution across the sales organization.

“We’re extremely excited to welcome Larry to Nexd. He shares the same passion and vision that my co-founder Dan Greff and I have had from day one and is perfectly aligned with our goal to build the next great Austin software company,” said James Davison, Co-Founder of Nexd. “Larry’s experience in scaling businesses and understanding market opportunities—not to mention his dynamic energy and commitment to customer success—is without a doubt the catalyst we were looking for.”

About Nexd, Inc.

Founded in Austin, Texas, Nexd provides Sales AI to B2B companies to measure, understand, and take action to improve sales efficiency and execution. For more information, visit http://www.nexd.io.

Source: Nexd, Inc.