Velocity Global Announces Ann-Christel Graham as Chief Revenue Officer

June 22, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

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DENVER, June 22, 2023 — Velocity Global, the world’s expert on work, today announced the appointment of Ann-Christel Graham as Chief Revenue Officer. In her role, Ann-Christel will drive the company’s revenue strategy and spearhead rapid, sustainable growth while also developing a world-class sales team. Ann-Christel joins Velocity Global with an impressive track record of driving growth for leading SaaS software companies, most recently as Chief Revenue Officer of Talend. As Velocity Global enters its next phase of growth, Ann-Christel’s proven leadership and execution across global teams, as well as her commitment to the customer journey, will prove invaluable.

Ann-Christel Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Velocity Global

“We are thrilled that Ann-Christel is joining Velocity Global at this stage of growth. She has extensive experience with revenue and growth strategies, which are deeply rooted in a customer-first mentality,” said Frank Calderoni, CEO of Velocity Global. “She is not only process-oriented and diligent in her ability to build high-performing teams, but also passionate about being a strategic partner to customers and aligning their success with our own. I am confident Ann-Christel will make more than a meaningful impact and I’m excited to have her as part of our leadership team.”

Ann-Christel joins Velocity Global as a seasoned sales executive, with a proven track record from over 25 years of driving growth for leading SaaS software companies across private and public markets. As Chief Revenue Officer at Talend, she was responsible for Sales, Customer Success, Renewals, Channel, and Revenue Operations teams globally, leading the teams through Talend’s cloud and SaaS transformation. Prior to that, she enjoyed a long career at SAP Concur, in a variety of roles responsible for managing complex, multi-million-dollar sales cycles to Fortune 1000 companies. Ann-Christel’s ability to build high-performing sales teams stems from a balance of process-driven discipline, technical acumen, and innovative thinking to deliver consistent and predictable results.

“The impact Velocity Global can have on a company’s ability to build the right global team both efficiently and compliantly cannot be overstated and I am thrilled to be joining the company at such a pivotal point in its trajectory,” said Ann-Christel Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Velocity Global. “I am looking forward to serving as a partner to our customers spanning SMB to enterprise level organizations and will be with them throughout every step of their journey. Together we can build strategic market expansion plans and effectively leverage scalable technologies, data-driven insights, and country-specific expertise to execute on those plans.”

Ann-Christel’s appointment comes shortly after the announcement of Linda Lee as the company’s new Chief People and Culture Officer. Linda was brought on by CEO Frank Calderoni, who took the role in April. The company also recently launched a rebranding effort to more accurately represent its next phase of growth and scale.

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