people · May 17, 2026
Clari + Salesloft Doubles Down on Revenue Execution and AI Capabilities With CRO and CTO Appointments
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Clari + Salesloft announced appointments of Brian Benfer as Chief Revenue Officer and Rajesh Krishnaswami as Chief Technology Officer on May 13, 2026. Benfer leads the global revenue organization across sales and partnerships, aligning with customer success to scale a repeatable global revenue motion after serving as CRO at Brightly Software. Krishnaswami leads global engineering and platform development including AI capabilities for the Predictive Revenue System, with prior experience at Globalli and Dayforce. CEO Steve Cox noted that Benfer has operated as a customer of the platform. The moves advance the company post its December 2025 merger into broader market scaling around the AI-powered revenue orchestration platform.