Rimini Street Appoints New CRO

Steve Hershkowitz, with proven success building billion-dollar companies and SaaS businesses, tapped to lead Rimini Street's global sales and growth strategy

Rimini Street (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products and services, a leader in independent support for Oracle and SAP software, and a Salesforce and AWS partner, announced the appointment of Steve Hershkowitz as your new CRO (chief revenue officer).

“Steve’s leadership and extensive experience in scaling businesses to drive revenue growth will expand our sales reach, allowing us to attract new customers and provide even greater value to existing ones,” said Seth Ravin, CEO and Chairman of Rimini Street . “We are excited to collaborate with Steve to drive Rimini Street’s growth and strengthen our company’s capabilities.”

History of success and next steps

Prior to joining Rimini Street, Hershkowitz held executive leadership roles at several prominent technology companies, including Cisco Systems and HP/HPE. He played a central role in one of the largest U.S. business transformations, the spin-off of HP in 2015, leading the creation of a new core strategy and driving the operational turnaround that established HPE as a leading enterprise technology company and global competitor.

With an extensive track record, Hershkowitz demonstrated success in scaling enterprise software and SaaS companies in highly competitive markets. With more than two decades of experience in leadership roles and full responsibility for the Income Statement (DRE), he has been successful in growing billion-dollar businesses and startups, from early stages to mid-levels.

In his new role, Hershkowitz will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Rimini Street's sales, including global go-to-market strategy, to meet growing market demand and explore new opportunities for the company.

“I’m excited to join the Rimini Street team and contribute to the company’s next chapter of growth and continued success,” shared Steve Hershkowitz. “Rimini Street has a strong, consolidated global sales operation and a complete portfolio of proven enterprise software products, services and solutions currently in launch and worldwide distribution. My focus is on completing the global launch, expanding the sales operation to achieve accelerated growth and managing sales costs”, concludes the executive.