SAN FRANCISCO and WATERLOO – TextNow, a free phone and text company, announced today Dave Chiang (above) has been named the company’s new chief product officer.
“Dave brings more than 20 years of technology and media experience to TextNow, where he will report to CEO and co-founder Derek Ting and oversee engineering, product, and analytics as the company scales its digital communications platform,” a press release says.
Chiang previously “played a crucial role in turning Walmart Connect into a profitable business, tripling revenue and increasing the size of the team from 20 people to more than 200,” the release says. He was also recently vice-president of digital and ecommerce at Splunk where he drove “the marketing pipeline for digital sales and owned growth across all channels.”
Chiang is based in Cupertino, Calif. He has a Master of Science degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Davis.
“TextNow has an amazing opportunity to democratize phone service and make it truly accessible to all,” said Chiang, in the press release. “I look forward to helping build on the success of the TextNow team with exciting new growth areas and a best-in-class mobile experience.”
“We are on track to surpass $100 million USD in revenue this year, and we have big ambitions to grow far beyond that. Dave’s unique background in engineering and product, combined with his experience leading the development of new product categories, makes him the perfect fit at this stage of our growth,” said Derek Ting, CEO of TextNow.
“As we scale our platform and continue to grow our customer base of 10 million monthly active users, bringing our product and technology functions under Dave’s leadership will be invaluable.”
Photo provided by TextNow.
