Global analytics software leader FICO announced the appointment of Nikhil Behl as executive vice president for software, effective. This appointment expands his remit to now lead all technology and go-to-market functions for the software business. A veteran of the company since 2014, Behl previously held the roles of executive vice president and chief marketing officer and, most recently, executive vice president for sales & marketing for the software business segment.
“I’ve known and worked with Nikhil for many years, and during his 10 years at FICO we’ve experienced significant strengthening of our brand value, reputation with customers and regulators, strategic competitive positioning for FICO® Scores and FICO® Platform, and market-leading business growth,” said Will Lansing, FICO CEO. “He’s a remarkable executive with a proven track record of leading complex businesses through strategic planning, cross-functional alignment and world-class execution. I’m confident Nikhil will continue to successfully drive forward our software business and FICO Platform vision.”
Prior to FICO, Behl helped lead two start-ups in the ecommerce space: Supplizer, a cloud-based order management and supply chain management SAAS platform for retailers; and Zoostores.com, a retailer that offered over 2 million products in the home and fitness markets. Behl was COO of Mercantila and spent 12 years at Hewlett-Packard (HP), where he held executive-level positions including vice president of sales and operations for HPShopping.com. He currently serves on the advisory boards of a number of Silicon Valley start-ups.
Also Read: SIIA Announces the 2024 CODiE Award Winners for Business Technology
“I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished at FICO over the last decade, delivering record results, building strong customer engagement and assembling a world-class team,” said Nikhil Behl. “I’ve truly enjoyed building a stellar marketing organization at FICO and I welcome this expanded role as we execute against our software vision and growth plans. With strong collaboration and execution, we are well-positioned to realize our tremendous growth potential.”
FICO Platform is a powerful and proven foundation that breaks down silos across an organization and empowers employees to achieve customer-focused digital transformation, while giving enterprises greater agility and collaboration. The next generation applied intelligence platform enables enterprises to use data, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and analytics to drive smarter business decisions, at scale, across a myriad of business use cases.
SOURCE: Businesswire