Xero makes powerful partnerships for the future
Summary
Xero is a dynamic company in many ways, both in innovation and speed of growth. As a cloud-based accounting software company pitted against well-established players of considerable size in the U.S. space, it kind of has to be. This past year, the company made several big moves like launching in Canada, and a $70 million acquisition of Hubdoc. It’s also experienced some personnel shifts, like the appointment of Jamie McDonald, co-founder and co-CEO of Hubdoc, as executive general manager of product; and Tony Ward, formerly of Dropbox and SurveyMonkey, as new president of Americas. Ward took the mainstage to introduce himself to U.S. users, and McDonald, a familiar face to Xerocon attendees, spoke about the product innovation strategy he is bringing to Xero.