Movista, the leading retail execution SaaS provider, today announced the appointment of Kirk Ziehm as CEO. Kirk brings 20 years of exceptional leadership experience within retail and software to Movista. Most recently, Kirk served as CEO of Buildout, the leading commercial real estate platform in North America. Stan Zylowski, co-founder of Movista, will serve as Founder and Chairman and maintain an active role in the company driving growth initiatives and supporting key customer relationships.
“Kirk’s combination of retail and SaaS experience coupled with his background driving outstanding results for customers, partners, employees and shareholders makes him a perfect fit for Movista,” said Zylowski. “We are thrilled to bring in a business partner with Kirk’s expertise to whom we can hand the operational reins, allowing me to focus on growth initiatives. Movista is now poised to capitalize on our market leading position and drive adoption of our emerging technology. We have outstanding employees, leaders, and the continued support of our investment partner, Level Equity, which recently made another significant investment in December 2022 to fuel our growth.”
Over the last two years, the company has built a world-class management team with Eric Wilson as Chief Customer Officer, Madhu Kota as Chief Technology Officer and Scot DeLancey as Chief Product Officer. Ziehm’s hiring and Zylowski’s move to Founder and Chairman are part of a long-planned transition as the company’s leadership prepares for the next phase of growth.
“Stan is a visionary, and he and April Seggebruch co-founded Movista at a time when retail execution technology was still in a nascent stage,” said Ziehm. “Movista is changing the way retail teams collaborate to execute flawlessly on the store floor through data driven insight and automation. I am delighted to be able to leverage my retail and SaaS experience to lead Movista at this exciting inflection point in our history.”
“Movista has built the industry’s leading retail execution technology and transformed how field and store teams execute at scale,” said Ben Levin, Level Equity Co-Founder and CEO. “Our recent investment to significantly capitalize Movista in December highlights our conviction in the company and its outsized growth potential.”
