Meet Unily’s Executive Leadership Team and discover what fuels their passion for employee experience transformation.
Chris Ciauri
Chief Executive Officer
Chris brings decades of leadership experience within the technology sector to Unily and has an exceptional track record of delivering breakout results and growth for leading SaaS companies. Before Unily, his two previous roles were President of EMEA at Google Cloud and Executive Vice President & General Manager of EMEA at Salesforce. Previously, he served in various leadership roles, including two start-ups, Valen Technologies and Hydropoint Data Systems, and public companies Adobe, E.piphany, and PeopleSoft. As CEO of Unily, Chris takes immense pride in leading a company whose solutions and people are helping enterprises achieve higher levels of organizational velocity and performance by improving employee experience.
Jenny Shiers
Chief People Officer
Jenny has deep experience in developing and executing innovative people strategies, driving cultural transformation and high performance in organisations to deliver impactful business outcomes. She joined Unily in 2023, having spent 12 years at Salesforce, most recently as VP, Employee Success EMEA. She is passionate about building world-class teams and believes that enhancing employee experience and engagement provides the competitive advantage to any business. Previously, she worked as an employment lawyer in City law firms.
Sam Hassani
Chief Technology Officer
Sam played a founding role in the birth of Unily after joining the company in 2013 from Microsoft, where he was part of the SharePoint revolution. Leveraging 18+ years of experience driving innovative technology strategies, Sam now presides over Unily’s market-leading product roadmap. Sam's vision for the future revolves around leveraging technology to enable human potential. Under his leadership, Unily is poised to deliver transformative experiences that enhance the working lives of millions of employees around the world.
Katy Hiller
Chief Marketing Officer
Katy Hiller has over 18 years’ experience in B2B Marketing. She specializes in building global marketing functions to drive high-growth technology organizations. Before Unily, she served as CMO at Sonatype, a cyber-security and developer productivity firm, and played a pivotal role in the company achieving ARR triple-digit growth. Prior to Sonatype, Katy has been responsible for International Marketing functions, through mergers and acquisitions, within the DevOps and FinTech industries.
Tom French
Chief Customer Officer
Tom’s background in Internal Communication consultancy and in-house IC leadership put him in a great position to see things through the eyes of the customer. He is passionate about championing the voice of the customer, both at an Executive level within Unily, and in leading our Customer Success, Service Desk, Support, and Service Delivery functions. Prior to moving into the CCO role, Tom’s passion for all things customer led to establishing our customer community – Universe – and in forming the early incarnations of our Product Marketing and Product Management functions, both of which are grounded in relentless customer-obsession.
Leslie Symonds
Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations
Leslie leads our Revenue Operations team and is responsible for driving alignment throughout planning, executing, and delivering on our customer-centric growth strategy while scaling our operations. Leslie brings with her a wealth of GTM experience driving Revenue Operations and Strategy at several fast-growing SaaS businesses such as SAP, Workday, and Dayforce in both Europe and North America.
Ariane Danut
Senior Vice President of Professional Services
Ariane is a seasoned results-oriented Professional Services leader with a passion for Customer Experience. She specializes in driving growth and operational excellence in global services and customer success. Before Unily, Ariane spent over a decade at Yext in a variety of client-facing roles across CS, Support and finally as VP of Professional Services. Her expertise lies in client management, financial performance management, GTM strategy, and cross-functional partnership. With a passion for continuous improvement, her goal is to foster innovation and develop scalable solutions to achieve greater organizational velocity for both her team and Unily's customers.
Chris Jackman
Chief Financial Officer
With over a decade of experience in leadership roles, Chris began his journey as a Chartered Accountant before honing his strategic mindset within multiple FTSE companies. Eight years ago, Chris transitioned into the world of software, where his passion for technology and finance converged. Over the years, Chris has led growth initiatives and played a pivotal role in two successful M&A transactions, collaborating with both private equity and strategic partners. Chris strives to drive sustainable growth and operational excellence in every company he’s a part of.
