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David Karnstedt

Chief Executive Officer

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David is chief executive officer (CEO) at Branch. For over 25 years, David has provided executive leadership with consistent focus and execution throughout the marketing technology ecosystem. David has a proven record as a scalable team-builder and world-class operator at Adobe, Efficient Frontier, Yahoo!, and Overture. David has also served on the boards of Demandbase, Vantiv, Quantifind, and JumpTap and held senior advisory appointments at Redpoint Ventures and TPG Capital.
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Christine Park

Chief Transformation Officer

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Christine is Chief Transformation Officer at Branch, bringing years of hands-on experience steering industry-leading organizations like Pantheon, Sitecore, and TriNet through transformational growth to win in the market. Her goal is to transform the work lives of employees by bringing out the leader within, one interaction at a time.
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Jim Stothard

SVP of Global Revenue Operations

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Jim is SVP of global revenue operations at Branch, overseeing GTM ops, growth initiatives, and business ops and solutions. Jim has 25 years of experience in operational leadership across a diversified set of early stage and public technology companies, including Yahoo!, Overture, AltaVista, and Garmin. He brings a deep understanding of how to align framework and systems to effectively scale performance across the entire go-to-market engine.
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Harish Thimmappa

General Manager of Discovery

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Harish is VP and general manager of Branch’s Discovery business. In his role, he leads all partnerships and advertising business relationships. Harish has over two decades of experience growing technology businesses.
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Irina Bukatik

VP of Product

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Irina is VP of product at Branch. Irina and her team are instrumental in shaping product vision and product roadmaps, launching successful products, and driving revenue growth. Her ability to anticipate market trends, identify customer needs, and translate insights into innovative product solutions sets her apart as a strategic thinker and results-oriented leader.
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Paula Mantle

VP of Communications and Transformation

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Paula is VP, Communications & Transformation at Branch focused on executive communications, organizational change, and cross-functional initiatives. With more than 15 years of experience across marketing, communications, content, brand, and events, Paula takes pride in turning complex ideas into stories and programs that inform, educate, and move teams forward.
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