Smartsheet Announces Appointment of Praerit Garg as Chief Technology Officer
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BELLEVUE, Wash.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR), a leading cloud-based platform for work execution, today announced that Praerit Garg has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. “Having led large engineering teams and founded two cloud-based startups, Praerit brings the combination of technical management, customer focus and business savvy that are crucial for this important role,” said Mark Mader, CEO of Smartsheet. Garg began his career at Microsoft, working on multiple versions of Windows and playing a key role in building security and infrastructure features into the product. In between careers at these industry giants, Garg co-founded a cloud-storage startup called Symform that was later acquired by Quantum, served as Chief Products Officer at Chronus Corporation and co-founded Joggle(me), an online personal assistant service that incorporated early artificial intelligence and natural language processing capabilities. “I’ve seen multiple technology evolutions during my career, from PC’s to the internet and now cloud and SaaS, each powered by killer applications that enhance people’s lives personally or professionally,” said Garg.
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