ChampionScott Partners has placed Sanjay Dholakia as Chief Executive Officer at Crowd Factory in a search that was completed in 48 days. Mr. Dholakia brings a background in marketing, strategy, and social software to Crowd Factory. He has a proven track record helping software companies deliver significant growth and market leadership.
Mr. Dholakia joins Crowd Factory from Lithium Technologies, a leading Social CRM solutions provider, where he was Chief Marketing Officer. While at Lithium Technologies, he was responsible for driving the vision, go-to-market strategy, and customer acquisition programs that helped the company drive 100% year-over-year growth as well as a 2X increase in valuation.
Prior to joining Lithium Technologies, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for SumTotal Systems, responsible for a $100M business that was the clear market share leader in learning management software and solutions. During his tenure, the company grew over 10X. Mr. Dholakia also served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Andersen Consulting, advising Global 500 companies across a broad range of industries, driving tens of millions of dollars in revenue and operating efficiencies.
Mr. Dholakia holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
About ChampionScott Partners
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About Crowd Factory
Crowd Factory is the leading social marketing platform enabling companies to run compelling social marketing campaigns that dramatically increase new customer acquisition and capture actionable analytics to further optimize marketing results. We power such renowned brands as HBO, Nielsen, Universal Music Group, Billboard, VEVO, Harvard Pilgrim, The Golf Channel, Rachael Ray, and can help any marketing effort accelerate and optimize results using social marketing. The company is privately held with headquarters in San Francisco, CA. To learn more about Crowd Factory, visit www.crowdfactory.com.