DALLAS - July 16, 2025 - o9 , a leading AI-powered software platform provider for enterprise planning and decision-making, has announced that Brett Theisen has joined its executive leadership team as chief revenue officer (CRO). With more than 25 years of sales and leadership experience, Theisen will be responsible for leading o9’s global sales teams to accelerate the company’s revenue growth and expansion in new and existing markets. “As o9 continues to transform enterprise planning and execution by raising the bar for intelligence, automation and speed-to-value for our world-class clients, we are excited to welcome Brett to the team at such a momentous point in our growth journey," said Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9.
“Brett’s proven ability to scale complex sales organizations and build ecosystems that drive sustained growth is key to helping us deliver on o9’s founding promise: Enhancing enterprise planning and execution capabilities is the top value-creation driver for any organization navigating in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world.” Previously, Theisen served as CRO at QAD, a global software company specializing in enterprise resource planning and supply chain solutions for the manufacturing sector. Prior to QAD, Theisen led a large salesforce and significantly increased revenue at NiCE, a publicly traded customer experience and contract center solutions provider. During his tenure, Theisen also spearheaded the development of NiCE’s strategic partnership program.
Before that, he held sales leadership roles at Mattersight, Calabrio and Nortel. “The o9 platform is truly exceptional, demonstrating AI innovation and a clear market advantage,” Theisen said. “This role represents an unparalleled chance to be part of something transformative and to make a significant impact on large organizations that are seeking a boundaryless operating model for optimized, synchronized decision-making. I feel a strong alignment with the o9 executive vision and leadership team, and am eager to contribute to the Company’s growth trajectory.”
About o9
o9 Solutions is a leading AI-powered platform for integrated business planning and decision-making for the enterprise. Whether it is driving demand, aligning demand and supply or optimizing commercial initiatives, any planning process can be made faster and smarter with o9’s AI-powered digital solutions. o9 brings together technology innovations—such as graph-based enterprise modeling, big data analytics, advanced algorithms for scenario planning, collaborative portals, easy-to-use interfaces and cloud-based delivery—into one platform.
