Akeneo Promotes Kristin Naragon to Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer

Naragon joined Akeneo as Vice President of Strategy and Growth in 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. After one year of delivering growth initiatives, including introducing product-led growth initiatives such as the Akeneo Free Trial and Akeneo PIM Growth Edition, Naragon was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, where she helped Akeneo’s marketing team undergo momentum-building transitions. Most recently, Naragon also took responsibility for directing the Akeneo App Store and independent software vendor (ISV) teams. With this team, she will look after both pipeline generation from ISV partners and building partnerships that accelerate the company’s visionary product and Akeneo App Store strategy. 

“My experience with Akeneo continues to be incredibly rewarding because I have the opportunity to work with amazing employees, customers, and partners,” said Naragon. “I couldn't be happier to do my part in continuing Akeneo’s tremendous market momentum and driving our next phase of growth as the newest member of the C-suite.” 

“To work alongside Kristin is to be constantly impressed by the determination she brings to even the smallest tasks, and our team at Akeneo is incredibly grateful to have her not only join the C-suite to oversee our next stages of development but to benefit from the energy she brings to work each day,” said Fred de Gombert, Co-Founder and CEO of Akeneo. “Kristin’s new role as Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer will help ensure that Akeneo is on target to continue our growth plans as we head into 2023 and beyond.”

Equipped with an MBA from Harvard Business School and an extensive career as a customer-focused, outcome-oriented business leader, Naragon has a wealth of experience in leadership and digital marketing solutions. Before joining Akeneo, Naragon notably worked her way up to Head of Go-to-Market at Adobe where she was responsible for achieving global growth targets for both new and retention business and overall product and competitive positioning for one of Adobe’s lines of business. In all areas of her work, Naragon is a dedicated advocate of female business and technology leaders and encourages gender equality as a critical factor in company growth.