Freshworks appoints Dennis Woodside as President

Freshworks Inc, a software company that empowers the people who power businesses, announced that Dennis Woodside will join the Company’s executive leadership team as President on September 1, 2022. Woodside will be responsible for leading Freshworks’ global business operations and strategy, reporting to Freshworks CEO and Founder Girish Mathrubootham in this newly created role.

For more than three years, Woodside was president of Impossible Foods, where he oversaw operations, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, marketing, HR, and other functions. He previously served as Dropbox’s chief operating officer, where he was in charge of all customer-facing functions and revenue generation for four years, helping the company reach $1 billion in annual revenue.

“I am excited to partner with Dennis and add his experience scaling global operations to our team. His skills will help evolve our business and allow me to focus on our company vision, culture and product innovation – areas that bring immense value to our employees and customers,” said Mathrubootham, CEO and chairman of the Freshworks board of directors. Woodside will also join the board of directors. 

From 2003 to 2012, Woodside worked at Google in a variety of sales roles, including Managing Director of Emerging Markets, Vice President of Sales in the UK, and President of the Americas, where he oversaw a $18 billion advertising sales business. Woodside was the CEO of Motorola Mobility LLC from May 2012 to April 2014, reporting directly to Larry Page after the company was acquired by Google. Woodside currently serves on the American Red Cross board of directors and previously served on the ServiceNow board from 2018 to 2022.

“I am honored to join this team and work with Girish to continue building what he’s started. I’m drawn to companies taking a fresh approach to big markets. From a decade driving category creation at Google, to the high growth era at Dropbox, and the scale at Impossible Foods, I see Freshworks as a great match for my experience,” said Mr. Woodside. “Fast and easy-to-use business software is exactly what companies need today and Freshworks is making it accessible to everyone.”