Renato Profico becomes new CEO of Doodle

Renato Profico will take over as head of Doodle effective December 1, 2019. After three years as CEO and the successful expansion of the premium offering for business customers, Gabriele Ottino will leave the company at his own request.

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The planning tool is already actively used by more than 30 million people in over 240 countries every month and has grown strongly internationally in recent months with its expanded premium offering. For the further expansion of Doodle, Renato Profico, a proven expert in B2B sales and business development, has been hired as the company's new CEO. 
 
Samuel Hügli, Member of the Management Board and Head of Technology & Investments at Tamedia as well as Chairman of the Board of Doodle: "Doodle has developed at a rapid pace from a private appointment planner with a user base of almost 200 million to a powerful business tool for professional users. On behalf of Tamedia and the Doodle Board of Directors, I would like to thank Gabriele Ottino for his outstanding work over the past three years. 

According to the statement, Gabriele Ottino has expanded the organization internationally and tripled subscription sales last year with a significantly more attractive premium offering. He has also laid the foundation for further expansion by acquiring the first major business customers. With Renato Profico, Doodle will take the next important step in its development, further establishing the company in the U.S. as well as other markets with great growth potential, and expanding its product services."
 
Renato Profico was most recently involved in various executive functions at JobCloud for a total of 11 years, for four of which he headed the job platform network as CEO. In addition to his broad leadership experience, he has expertise in the areas of B2B sales and marketing, business development as well as organization building and development.

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