Executive officer

Philippa Lawrence

Chief Accounting Officer·Freshworks Inc.

About

Philippa Lawrence was hired as Freshworks' Chief Accounting Officer and appointed principal accounting officer effective August 5, 2024.

She most recently served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Workday, Inc., a provider of enterprise cloud applications, from July 2019 until May 2024. From December 2017 to July 2019 she served as Vice President, Corporate Controller of Katerra Inc., a private company, and from April 2016 to December 2017 as Vice President, Corporate Controller of Brocade Communications Inc. (acquired by Broadcom), a networking solution company. Prior to that she served in various accounting roles at Alphabet Inc. (previously Google Inc.), a global technology company, from 2007 to 2016. She is a Chartered Accountant of England and Wales and holds a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies from London Guildhall University.

Since 2024
Age 57
Tenure 2 yrs

Also at Freshworks Inc.

RA Roxanne S. Austin Chairperson of the Board SG Sameer Gandhi Director FP Frank Pelzer Director DW Dennis Woodside Chief Executive Officer and President and Member of our Board of Directors JT Jennifer Taylor Director JF Johanna Flower Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Freshworks Inc. Chief Accounting Officer 2024–present Current role
Workday, Inc. Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer 2019 – 2024 Provider of enterprise cloud applications
Katerra Inc. Vice President, Corporate Controller 2017 – 2019 Private company
Brocade Communications Inc. Vice President, Corporate Controller 2016 – 2017 Networking solution company, acquired by Broadcom
Alphabet Inc. (previously Google Inc.) Various accounting roles 2007 – 2016 Global technology company

Related

Source: Freshworks Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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