Paystand, the global leader in blockchain-based B2B payments, today announces the appointment of Allison Grieb as Chief Sales Officer. Grieb brings her years of sales roles at high-growth technology companies to the new position.
Most recently, Grieb served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Recurly, a subscription management software company, where she brought thousands of corporate customers to the company’s next-generation billing and payment tools. Prior to Recurly, she worked at planning software company Anaplan, where she rose from a position as a sales manager in the sales and customer organization to become vice president of global alliances at the company, which went public during her tenure.
Today, Anaplan has a market cap of nearly $10 billion. At the beginning of her career, Grieb worked in sales at MicroStrategy, a company that has been involved in Bitcoin since its beginnings.
“Paystand is breaking new ground in B2B payments and growing quickly. It is important to have a CSO like Allison who is exceptionally well equipped to quickly expand our strong network,” said Jeremy Almond, CEO and co-founder of Paystand. “To say we are excited is an understatement. Allison’s arrival marks the next stage in our business and our ambitions to become a world-class organization with proven world-class leaders.”
Paystand is on track to build an industry-wide decentralized finance (DeFi) network that connects buyers and suppliers at scale. Blockchain-based payments network Paystand now includes more than 1 million payers with more than $10 billion in transactions – more than 1% of total U.S. account-to-account business payments. Last month, Paystand announced the acquisition of Teampay, complementing Paystand’s strengths in payments and cash management with an industry-leading approach to expense and AP management.
“Paystand is committed to building a network based on decentralized finance that will help our users – and the industry – move beyond decades-old money movement methods. We are driving the DeFi revolution that will streamline financial operations, optimize cash flow and mitigate risk,” Almond continued.
“I am very excited to join Paystand where we are on a mission to revolutionize B2B payments. We are dedicated to developing innovative solutions that enable CFOs and finance leaders to optimize their financial operations in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. I’m excited.” “We will lead the sales team into this exciting new chapter of growth. Together we will drive meaningful, profitable change for our customers,” said Grieb.
Recently, Paystand expanded its list of top executives to include Mark Hassin as COO, Alexandra Navarro as Chief of Staff, Meridith Perry as GM of New Business, Max Robbins as Vice President of Partner Ecosystems, and Brandon Rodriguez as Vice President of Marketing.
