Kentico Appoints New CFO

Lukáš Polák has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer at Kentico. He will have a pivotal role in influencing financial strategy, just as the company comes off a strong 2022, where it doubled its ARR growth rate.

“I accepted the role with two clear goals in mind. Firstly, I want the finance department to be a strong strategic partner for the executive and commercial teams. Secondly, I want people in my team to develop their skills and to know that their work is meaningful,” Polák explained.

Elsewhere, BetterCommerce adds a headless CMS to its platform, Storyblok releases another report, and the annual Sitecore Symposium won’t be happening in 2023.

“Transparency is a fundamental Kentico value. And it’s not just a fancy word on paper; it’s real. We openly communicate our results, how we’re doing, and what we do to achieve our goals, including finance.”
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BetterCommerce Adds Headless CMS Functionality to Its Commerce Stack “The launch of CMS was much awaited to enhance the overall experience for the brands that onboard BetterCommerce. With BetterCommerce already having PIM and ecommerce modules, CMS has strengthened the stack by making it an end-to-end solution suite and has made the platform even more flexible and agile.” Businesses Think Extra Features Enhance Online Shopping - Consumers Disagree ““There's a lot of enthusiasm from businesses for more website features, but this is not shared by consumers - at least not yet. It's important for businesses to continually ask themselves if the features they add to their websites really do enhance the customer experience,” said Dominik Angerer, CEO and Co-Founder of Storyblok.” DXP Conference Peek: No Sitecore Symposium, Roadshows Rule Roost “Our decision to alternate Symposium with regional conferences was in response to feedback we had from our customers and partners for more targeted, regional events that were personalized and tailored to respond to specific challenges and opportunities in global markets.” 4 Keys to Building Composable Digital Experiences in 2023 “A new approach to enterprise architecture can drive innovation and digital transformation and evolve from a prescribed, one-size-fits all approach. This approach is composability.”

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