New chief revenue officer for Acumatica

Acumatica has named Sanket Akerkar as its new chief revenue officer.

Akerkar joins Acumatica from Nauto, a provider of AI-powered fleet safety products, where he led the company’s expansion across North America, Europe and Japan and was responsible for sales, marketing and services. Previously, he held various leadership positions at Microsoft including vice president of global enterprise, and at McKinsey & Co.

Akerkar will be responsible for leading worldwide sales, business development, customer success and the technical enablement and business relationship with Acumatica partners and resellers.

Commenting on the appointment, Jon Roskill, Acumatica CEO, said: “Sanket’s deep industry knowledge of global sales and service will help strengthen Acumatica’s industry position and revenue attainment as we continue to take share from Sage Intacct and Oracle NetSuite. Sanket will also play a vital role in furthering our companywide efforts to deliver the highest levels of customer success and satisfaction. Sanket is a perfect fit for this newly created role and we are thrilled to have him on our team.”

Akerkar added: “I am impressed by Acumatica’s position in the industry as an innovative and thoughtful leader, and I am excited to expand its market share in the coming years. This company is setting the standard for cloud-based ERP. Acumatica’s close focus on customer satisfaction and its industry-leading Customer Bill of Rights truly sets it apart from the competition.”