Chris Riley Chief Revenue Officer, Automation Anywhere

Automation Anywhere, Inc., in robotic process automation, has appointed Chris Riley as chief revenue officer.

He will be responsible for leading global sales, including serving customers in over 90 countries and managing an ecosystem of over 1,900 partners worldwide.

He joins the company with decades-long experience as a senior revenue generator, most recently at Dell Technologies Select where he served as president of global sales and was responsible for a multi-billion dollar route to market.

Prior to his 6 years at Dell, he spent 6 years at HPE as VP and GM for HP’s storage business. He has held senior sales roles at every juncture of his career and experienced explosive growth while at EMC. 

He has a reputation for managing complex go-to-market organizations and his expertise in building global alliances. 

He has also been a supporter of diversity and inclusion during his career and led two employee resource groups at Dell, including Women in Action and the Black Networking Alliance.

“Chris is a world-class executive who brings with him a wealth of experience to align sales, marketing and operations that will further accelerate our growth trajectory,” said Mihir Shukla, CEO and co-founder. “I am excited to have a leader of his caliber join us to deliver value for our company by expanding revenue and market share, while ensuring our customers have continued success, particularly as they look to implement a digital workforce to maintain key busines processes during the global pandemic.” 

“I am excited to join Automation Anywhere to help extend the company’s market leading position in the RPA space,” said Riley. “Their customer centric focus, strong people culture and innovation comes at a time when companies globally are looking to increase the productivity of their workforce, digitally transform their business and become more resilient.“

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