Andy MacMillan named as Alteryx’s new CEO to ‘propel the company to new heights’

Andy MacMillan has been appointed as CEO of AI platform for enterprise analytics, Alteryx, Inc, which is backed by global private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group. 

MacMillan, a software industry veteran with more than 20 years of leadership experience in the tech industry, was placed in the role to “drive Alteryx forward in its mission to empower organizations,” helping them to improve data insights, while delivering better business outcomes.

“Andy’s capabilities and past leadership success in leveraging AI to drive product innovation and developing high-performing teams at scaled enterprise software companies aligns well with our investment thesis, and we believe his leadership will help propel the company to new heights,” Prashant Mehrotra, Partner at Clearlake explained. 

“We look forward to partnering with Andy and the rest of the team to support Alteryx in delivering new products and increased value to customers as it continues to enhance its AI-driven analytics cloud platform.”

Drawing on experience to strengthen AI capabilities and company culture

During his new role, MacMillan will focus on accelerating Alteryx’s innovation in its core platform, while enhancing the development of additional AI capabilities. 

He also plans to strengthen Alteryx’s community, which has more than 600,000 members, by building on the company and customer culture.

“Great companies are built on the foundational pillars of company culture and customer-centricity, and I’m delighted to join a company that follows this same philosophy,” MacMillan explained. “Together with the team, we’ll lead Alteryx into its next phase of growth and product innovation to help our customers succeed in their analytics journey.

It’s a privilege to join Alteryx at such an exciting time for our industry. I’m eager to work with our team, users, and partners to help customers unlock the full potential of their data in the age of AI.

“As we innovate the next generation of Alteryx products and services, my goal is to empower every Alteryx customer to become an AI-ready, data-driven enterprise, and every Alteryx user to become a data hero.”

Before joining Alteryx, MacMillan served as UserTesting’s CEO, as well as the Chairman and CEO of Act-On Software, where he was focused on transforming the company’s product portfolio. 

Deven Parekh, Managing Director at Insight Partners expressed that the Alteryx team is “incredibly excited” for MacMillan to start his new role, particularly as he’ll draw on his “wealth of experience” and “empathetic approach to leadership”.

He also held many different positions at Salesforce, including leading its Data.com division, as well as serving in product leadership positions at roles at Oracle and Stellent.

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