Salesforce and Oracle veteran brings proven enterprise experience to drive next-level global growth at Amperity

Amperity, the first AI-powered Lakehouse customer data platform (CDP), today announced the appointment of Tony Alika Owens as its new Chief Executive Officer and member of the board. With over 20 years of experience scaling global sales and enterprise operations, Owens joins Amperity amid strong market momentum, as the company advances its mission to help brands transform complex customer data into business value.

"We are thrilled to welcome Tony as the new CEO of Amperity," said Matt McIlwain, managing director at Madrona and Amperity board member. “His extensive enterprise software experience in customer relationship management and data analytics, along with his leadership at a global scale, will be instrumental as he leads Amperity through continued growth. I am confident that Tony's obsession with customer value will take the company to new heights in this AI and data-driven era."

Throughout his career, Owens has navigated the same customer data challenges that Amperity's clients face today. This firsthand experience gives him a unique understanding of the pain points that Amperity solves - and the value it provides enterprises.

"I'm incredibly excited and confident in Tony's leadership as we enter our next phase of growth," said Derek Slager, co-founder & CTO and board member at Amperity. "We share an aligned vision for AI and data, focusing on what matters most – executing on valuable use cases and delivering rapid time-to-value for our customers."

Owens brings over 20 years of experience in executive roles at Salesforce and Oracle, where he scaled enterprise operations and global sales. Prior to Amperity, he was the president of worldwide field operations at LivePerson, overseeing the company’s go-to-market strategy and teams. Before LivePerson, he had progressive responsibilities running Salesforce’s field operations in the Americas and was a member of the executive committee. Owens also previously served as group vice president at Oracle. Tony serves on the board of directors for The Mandatum Foundation, SnapLogic, Pathlight, and CIPIO.ai.

"Customers are at the heart of Amperity's success," said Tony Alika Owens. "Amperity has an incredible opportunity to help businesses unlock their customer data's full potential. By leveraging AI to refine and democratize data, we're empowering technical teams to shape business strategy and fuel unprecedented growth."

About Amperity

Amperity, the first Lakehouse CDP, delivers the data confidence brands need to unlock growth by truly knowing their customers. With Amperity, brands can build a first-party data foundation to fuel customer acquisition and retention, personalize experiences that build loyalty, and manage privacy compliance. Using patented AI and ML methods, Amperity stitches together all customer interactions to build a unified view that seamlessly connects to marketing and technology tools. More than 400 brands worldwide rely on Amperity to turn data into business value, including Alaska Airlines, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Endeavour Drinks, Planet Fitness, Seattle Sounders FC, Under Armour and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Amperity, a global company, has offices in Seattle, New York City, London and Melbourne. For more information, visit amperity.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

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