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BluePlanner was taken to the market 15 years ago. Over this time, the majority of our business growth was the result of client referrals, supported by the quality of our solution.  We now have more than 80 clients using BluePlanner in North America, Europe, and Asia, and a strong brand we can scale further. To accelerate growth and maintain our position as a as a high-quality, market-leading revenue management and commercial planning solution provider, we have made significant investments in all areas of our organization. Today we announce strong additions to our Go-to-Market team. 

Gabriele Plate, with UpClear since 2015, has been managing our European and International client engagements and teams. To lead our Business Development practice and team, Gabriele was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer last year. We are grateful for Gabriele’s relentless contribution to our success, and confident about his ability to drive us to the next level. 

Working alongside Gabriele, we have a team of experienced leaders bringing industry knowledge combined with regional expertise. 

Bevan Webb, with UpClear since 2017, continues to lead our Asia-Pacific business as Senior Director Client Services and Sales APAC. 

Brian Kolukinskyj joined us this month as Director of Sales North America. Brian brings 15 years of experience in account management, sales strategy, category management, and Consumer Goods software sales. 

Michael Twelftree also joined us this month as Direct of Sales EMEA. Michael has held a number of positions in Consumer Goods as well as syndicated data companies.  

Lastly, Kurt Kaiser has been a driving force behind our growth in North America since 2021. We have onboarded 20+ new clients in these three years thanks to Kurt’s passion for everything trade and revenue planning related. While not disappearing from North America’s activities, Kurt is promoted and starts a new role as Senior Director of Marketing.  In this new global function, he will continue to act as an ambassador for our products and services. 

These are exciting times for UpClear!  The changes we announce today augment an existing strategy focused on support of our clients and construction of new, innovative capabilities.  These, combined with and enabled by continuous growth will enable our community to continue to drive value and growth for their business with the BluePlanner platform. 

See our full leadership team here.