Susquehanna Growth Equity Announces the Addition of David Badler to its Team and Chandran Sankaran as a Senior Advisor

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SGE is pleased to announce the addition of David Badler to its team as a Director.  David will lead and coordinate efforts to collaboratively work with our portfolio company's founders and teams to accelerate growth.  Prior to joining SGE, David was Chief Operating Officer of industry, supply chain, and finance solutions sales division at SAP.  He joined SAP from The Boston Consulting Group where he worked on a variety of strategy and operations topics in the consumer and technology industries.   David received his MBA from The Kellogg School of Management, at Northwestern University, where he was a Siebel Scholar.  He also received dual-degrees in Marketing and Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and its School of Engineering.

Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) is also excited to welcome Chandran Sankaran as a senior advisor to the SGE team.  Chandran was founder and CEO of Zyme, an SGE portfolio company that changed how manufacturers manage their global indirect sales channel. Zyme was acquired in 2017 by E2Open. Prior to Zyme, he was founder and CEO of Closedloop, a software platform for enterprise financial planning, and which was acquired by Lawson Software in 2003. In his role as a senior advisor, he will be called upon to help SGE's investing and operating teams as they identify new investment opportunities and support the growth of our portfolio companies.  Outside SGE, Chandran will continue to pursue his various interests in technology entrepreneurship, including a non-profit media initiative.

"We are delighted to have David come aboard and have Chandran join as a senior advisor," said Amir Goldman, Managing Director of SGE. "These additions represent a step-change in the level of support, resources, and expertise we can provide our portfolio companies to help them reach their growth aspirations."

ABOUT SUSQUEHANNA GROWTH EQUITY

Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLC (SGE) invests in growth stage technology companies in the software, information services, internet and financial technology sectors. SGE is backed by a unique and patient source of capital, which enables the firm to give management teams and entrepreneurs freedom and flexibility to maximize growth. The firm has invested in over 40 companies over the last 12 years, and has portfolio companies across the US, Canada, EU, and Israel. To learn more, please visit www.sgep.com.

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