Global Leadership Team

At Cision, I lead all aspects of our business with the help of the most capable and talented team that I have the privilege to collaborate. Prior to Cision, I led all go-to-market activities at fast-growing, profitable global marketing technology companies like Centerfield, Vericast, and Valassis either as the President, Chief Commercial Officer, or CEO.  

Earlier in my career, I invested in hyper-growth, technology-enabled startups and led digital transformation initiatives in global marketing service businesses at North Bridge and MacAndrews & Forbes, respectively. I started my career in finance and was a part of the founding team at Ancestry. Today, I have the privilege to be a private investor in some incredible market-defining companies such as Jane Technologies, Adavium Medical, and Wunderkind.  

I earned an AB in History from Bowdoin College and an MBA from Harvard. I enjoy planting fruits and vegetables on the farm and trying not to burn said products cooking for family and loved ones. I live in San Francisco and Napa Valley with my wife, and we are the proud uncle and aunt of 14 incredible, smart, and kind nieces and nephews.

I’m Channing Ferrer and I’m the President of Brandwatch. Over the course of my career, I’ve had the privilege of being a revenue leader, advisor, and early-stage investor to numerous global technology companies in various phases of growth, and have enjoyed building revenue teams and improving processes across many of the companies I’ve worked with.

Prior to joining Brandwatch, I held roles as Chief Sales Officer for Semrush, and Chief Revenue Officer for Built In. I also led the growth of HubSpot from $200m to $1.5b in revenue over a 6-year period, building the GTM operating system, KPIs, processes, and tools they continue to leverage today.

I earned my BS in Business Management from Villanova University, and I currently live in Wayland, Massachusetts with my wife, son, and daughter. 

I'm President of CisionOne and lead the company's global media monitoring division. I joined Cision in April 2022 from Streem where I served as co-founder and CEO, leading the business from start-up to funding and through to acquisition, and overseeing an operation that grew to 150+ staff and over 700 customers across the APAC region. Before founding Streem, I was an adviser in the Office of the Prime Minister (Australia), an experience that served as a driving force behind the creation of Streem for the PR and Communications market.

Today at Cision I am charged with the global roll-out of CisionOne, our market-leading media monitoring, analytics, and reporting platform. I oversee the Sales, Product, Engineering, Upgrades, and Media Data functions of CisionOne, enabling us to build out a highly-tuned, customer-driven platform – a philosophy that has been carried through from the success of Streem in the APAC region.

I reside in Sydney, Australia, travel often, and in my downtime spend a great deal of time either sailing on our city's harbor or skiing at the nearest ski field depending on the season or where I'm located.

I’m Matt Brown and I’m the President of PR Newswire. I have spent my career leading businesses and teams in the information services, FinTech, and news industries, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

I joined PR Newswire from Signal AI where I served as President, Americas & Asia-Pacific. Prior to that I held commercial leadership and GM roles at Thomson Reuters and Nasdaq where I was Global Head of Sales of the Corporate Solutions business unit. I also enjoy an active interest in the early-stage tech ecosystem where I have had the pleasure to invest in and advise numerous exceptional, high-velocity businesses.

I graduated with a BA in Philosophy from Trinity College in Connecticut, am an active traveler and hiker, and live in New York with my incredible son.

With more than 15 years of accounting and finance experience working in consulting and corporate, I oversee Cision's finance and accounting functions as Chief Financial Officer. 

Prior to Cision, I was Senior Vice President of Portfolio Operations at Platinum Equity. I was also Senior Vice President Transformation at Key Energy Services, and Vice President, Corporate Controller/Treasurer/Business Transformation at BlueLine Rental. Before moving to corporate, I worked in Alvarez & Marsal’s restructuring practice.

I’m a CPA and received my Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University. I reside in Chicago with my wife and children.

I’m an accomplished talent and operations professional with a track record of delivering progressive and creative solutions that drive business growth. I have comprehensive experience leading every area of global human resources including strategic HR, recruitment, workforce planning, learning & development, comp & reward, and employee experience.

In my most recent role I was the US Chief People Officer at Edelman where I led a large-scale business transformation project. Prior to that I was Global Chief People and Culture officer at a digital tech and creative marketing agency owned by the Carlyle Group where I helped grow the company by 48% and lead the B-Corp Certification. I also served as the Global Chief People Officer of WPP’s Essence where I created new reporting capabilities that ensured the same data-centric approach that informed client work also informed business strategy and decision making.

I studied Human Resource Management and Development at New York University, Strategic Human Resources at Cornell University, and Psychology at Rio Salado College.

I’m Steve Boyes and I’m the Chief Customer Officer where my focus is to help our customers realise positive business outcomes and in turn create sustainable value for our customers, communities, team, and investors. I am a growth leader with over 30 years of global fintech, martech, and media experience providing enterprise data, SaaS technology platform, and marketing solutions to many of the world’s most successful organizations.

I’m recognised for delivering transformative growth in both mature and startup environments. Notably, I led the global sales and service support functions of a $6bn revenue enterprise, initiated a solutions business at Thomson Reuters rapidly scaling it 3x to $1bn in revenue, and founded a digital media startup growing it to multi-million dollar annual revenue and millions of daily visitors.

A trained teacher and a coach at my core, I was recognized as a top 50 Leading Light in the UK for kindness in business leadership in 2018 and as a top 100 Global Sales Leader in 2022.

I’m a proven performance-driven operator with extensive experience working in B2B and B2C technology and media companies. 

Over the course of my career, I’ve held leadership positions in the US, the UK, and EMEA. Notably, I was the Chief Legal & Administrative Officer of Brandwatch prior to its successful acquisition by Cision.

In my role at Brandwatch, I developed and led diverse functions, including legal, privacy, risk, compliance, HR, IT, facilities, and sales operations.

I have a BA from Occidental College and Law degrees from both Thomas Jefferson School of Law and University College London.

I’m Carrie Parker and I’m the Chief Marketing Officer at Cision. I joined in September 2022, bringing a rich B2B marketing background to the company with a 20+ year track record of scaling marketing operations at companies ranging from high-growth martech startups to global enterprises.

Prior to Cision, I held marketing leadership roles at American Express, Kantar, Valassis, and Cordial. I not only bring an array of experience and perspective, I also have a consistent track record of driving demand and leading marketing teams to consistently deliver outsized business growth.

I earned my BS in Business Administration with a concentration on Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Columbia Business School. I’m an avid runner and enthusiastic world traveller with my husband and two daughters.

I serve as Cision’s Chief Information Officer. I’m a recognized leader in the private equity and privately held business sectors and am known for my expertise in large-scale digital transformation and enterprise modernization. With extensive international experience in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, I bring a global perspective to my role.

Before joining Cision I served as the CIO at Transcendia, a company owned by Goldman Sachs. During my time there I played a key role in streamlining enterprise resource planning (ERP), optimizing operational processes, aligning technical solutions with business objectives, and designing cloud computing infrastructure. These efforts significantly improved the company’s operations and application efficiency. My career also includes senior technology positions at Composites One, Essendant, and W.W. Grainger. 

I earned my MBA from the University of Notre Dame and live in Chicago alongside my three children. Outside of work I’m an avid fan of basketball and am passionate about music.