efficy Appoints Alfonso Tasso as New CEO

Brussels, the 25th of April — efficy, the leading European customer relationship management (CRM) provider for SMEs, today announced the appointment of Alfonso Tasso as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Tasso’s appointment follows efficy’s 10+ years of successful expansion across Europe under the leadership of Cédric Pierrard, co-founder and former CEO. With over 330,000 active users, approximately 500 employees and 15 acquisitions, the company continues to grow its family of CRM and marketing products, helping businesses streamline and optimise their operational needs within intuitive software solutions.

“Alfonso’s customer focus, high energy and extensive track record of scaling high growth SaaS companies make him an exceptional fit to guide efficy into the future”, said Jeroen van Godtsenhoven, Chairman of the Board. “efficy has been leading the consolidation of Europe’s fragmented CRM and MarTech space. The combination of Alfonso’s experience and the support from the board and founders will allow efficy to accelerate this consolidation and deliver superior customer experiences”.

“Stepping down from operations and leaving my great colleagues was difficult. But having worked in the background with Alfonso recently, I am confident to leave the company’s future in his hands. I look forward to working with Alfonso as a Board Director and shareholder”, adds Cédric Pierrard.

With more than 20 years of international experience establishing and scaling B2B tech businesses, Tasso brings invaluable knowledge to guide efficy’s growth initiatives. He joins efficy from Planet, formerly Hoist Group, a PE-backed SaaS & IT services business, where he served as CEO since 2015. During this time, he spearheaded the company to become EMEA’s champion of the Hospitality industry, growing it to Euro 150m in revenues.

“I am thrilled to join the efficy team”, said Tasso. “With efficy’s passion for growth, service and innovation — we’re a perfect match. I look forward to working closely with the team to continuously improve our product portfolio and stay on top of evolving customer needs. No need to remind that efficy counts very famous customers, such as Belfius, Amma Verzekeringen, Louvre museum, or La Redoute. We can capitalize on the R&D investments and engineering work of the last years; Generative AI, in particular, provides a big opportunity to impact the customer experience in using CRM. We’re ready to set sails”.

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