CEO Today USA Awards

www.ceotodaymagazine.com 38 CEO Today USAAwards 2018 COLORADO H. JOHN OECHSLE CEO of Swiftpage ABOUT H. JOHN OECHSLE H. John Oechsle joined Swiftpage in July 2012 and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. John came to Swiftpage with an over 30 year track record of building highly profitable and sustainable revenue growth for emerging companies and established global leaders. During his career, he has been instrumental in more than 50 acquisitions. In 2013, John completed the acquisition of Act! and Saleslogix from Sage. Overnight, Swiftpage went from less than 50 employees with an annual revenue of $5 million to 330 employees with $70 million in assets. In 2015, John led the charge to modernize the buying and ownership experience for new and existing Act! customers to stay agile and relevant in the evolving CRM/SaaS software landscape. In May of that year, Act! subscription plans launched. Prior to this, Act! was a license and maintenance business, available only on desktops. Today, Act! is an open-cloud enabled platform available on any device. Launched in November 2018, the most recent version of Act! represents a significant step forward, both for Swiftpage and the broader SMB market. With the addition of marketing automation, Act! is now the most comprehensive platform in the conversion and retention space. Prior to joining Swiftpage, John served as the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Product for DigitalGlobe. During his tenure, he was instrumental in shaping the future of the company and driving revenue growth through the launch of a number of very successful product lines. Prior to DigitalGlobe, John was the Senior Vice President of Technology and Content as well as Chief Information Officer for IHS Inc. Earlier in his career, he occupied various executive and upper management technology roles in the medical diagnostics, financial and consumer product goods (CPG) industries. John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science from Rutgers University and is a graduate of the Tuck Executive Program at the Amos Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. John is an advocate for technology and education in Colorado. He has been an active contributor to the community as a member of the Colorado Technology Association, where he served as Chairman in 2007. John supports Open World Learning and KidsTek, organizations that are dedicated to making technology accessible to youth with hopes of encouraging a lifelong love of learning. John has received numerous recognitions, including the Technology Executive of the Year in 2006, the Titan of Technology in 2009, the Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community by the CTA in 2011 and the Nancy J. Sauer Philanthropy award in 2016. Most recently, he was named #39 in The SaaS Report’s list of Top CEOs for 2018. In 2015, John was appointed to the Business Experiential Learning Commission (BEL) by the Governor of Colorado and continues to serve on that commission today. In 2018, John joined the Rutgers CX Advisory Board for the Customer Experience Certificate Program at Rutgers. While not at Swiftpage, John juggles his time being a husband, father and grandfather, and enjoys playing golf, skiing and boating. “I love the passion and comradery that we have at Swiftpage. All of us know that we are changing the world when it comes to helping micro and small businesses market their business.” CONTACT Swiftpage Headquarters 633 17th Street, Suite 1410 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 978-1000 joechsle@swiftpage.com | www.swiftpage.com