Yext Names David Rudnitsky As President and Chief Revenue Officer

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Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT) announced the promotion of David Rudnitsky to President and Chief Revenue Officer on Feb. 8, 2021. Rudnitsky, who joined Yext in 2017, previously led the enterprise sales organization in North America. With over 35 years of technology and cloud sales experience, he has a proven record, having contributed significantly to Salesforce's growth from $51 million to almost $6 billion in revenue. CEO Howard Lerman expressed confidence in Rudnitsky's ability to drive Yext's growth during the next phase of operational development.

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• David Rudnitsky's promotion reflects confidence in leadership and future growth.
• Rudnitsky has extensive experience in technology sales, particularly at Salesforce.
• The promotion is aimed at unifying Yext's global sales organization.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud company, today announced the promotion of David Rudnitsky to President and Chief Revenue Officer. Rudnitsky, who joined Yext in 2017, was previously responsible for Yext's enterprise sales organization for North America.

Rudnitsky has over 35 years of technology and cloud sales experience, having successfully led enterprise sales for a number of leading disruptive tech companies. Prior to Yext, he spent 12 years at Salesforce, scaling the enterprise sales team and helping to lead the company from $51 million in revenue at IPO to nearly $6 billion. Additionally, he authored The Sales Playbook, which is featured in Salesforce Founder & CEO Marc Benioff's best-seller, Behind the Cloud. Prior to Salesforce, he led enterprise sales teams at Ariba, Netscape, and Oracle.

"Yext is disrupting the search category and Dave has, quite literally, written the book on technology sales disruption," said Howard Lerman, Founder and CEO of Yext. "I'm thrilled to unify our global sales organization under his incredible leadership. His background and proven track record of success make him uniquely qualified to lead us into the next phase of growth and category disruption."

About Yext
The ultimate source for official answers about a business online should be the business itself. However, when consumers ask questions on company websites, too often they are left in the dark with wrong answers. Yext (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud, solves this problem by organizing a business's facts so it can provide official answers to consumer questions — wherever people search. Starting with the company website, then extending across search engines and voice assistants, businesses around the world, like T-Mobile, Jaguar Land Rover, BBVA USA, and Kiehl's — as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department and World Health Organization — trust Yext to radically improve the search experience on their websites and across the entire search ecosystem.

Yext's mission is to help businesses and organizations around the world deliver official answers everywhere people search. Yext has been named a Best Place to Work by Fortune and Great Place to Work®, as well as a Best Workplace for Women. Yext is headquartered in New York City with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, London, Miami, Milan, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo, and the Washington, D.C. area — and work-from-home offices all around the world.

CONTACT: Amanda Kontor, pr@yext.com

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FAQ

Who was appointed President and Chief Revenue Officer of Yext?

David Rudnitsky was appointed as President and Chief Revenue Officer of Yext on Feb. 8, 2021.

What are David Rudnitsky's credentials before joining Yext?

Before joining Yext, Rudnitsky spent 12 years at Salesforce, contributing to its revenue growth from $51 million to nearly $6 billion.

What is Yext's mission?

Yext's mission is to provide official answers everywhere people search, aiming to improve the search experience across various platforms.

When did Yext announce David Rudnitsky's promotion?

Yext announced David Rudnitsky's promotion on Feb. 8, 2021.

Why is David Rudnitsky considered qualified to lead Yext?

Rudnitsky is considered qualified due to his extensive background in technology sales and his proven track record of success in leading enterprise sales teams.