CaseWare International has named industry veteran David Osborne as its new CEO, and Mike Sabbatis as chairman of the board.
Osborne joins the audit software company from Virgin Pulse, where he served as CEO over a four-year period when revenue tripled and 10 businesses were merged in. He has 25 years of experience, having served in senior leadership positions in global sales, operations, business strategy and transformation, corporate development and M&A.
Sabbatis has been serving as a senior advisor to CaseWare. In his new role as chair, he is charged with guiding the strategic direction of the board, aligning CaseWare’s business and shareholder initiatives.
Most recently, Sabbatis was the CEO of XCM Solutions, where he led the high-growth SaaS workflow automation company, culminating in its sale to Wolters Kluwer. He has also held positions as the chief revenue officer of RealPage, CEO of Wolters Kluwer North America, and several board positions in the document management, operational risk and internal audit space.
“David has extensive experience and a proven record in leading software companies’ product expansion and go-to-market strategies while delivering customer-focused solutions to bring value to customers and driving a strong workplace culture among employees,” said Sabbatis in a statement.
“I am both excited and honored to lead our organization into its next stage of growth and digital transformation in the accounting and audit industry,” said Osborne, also in a statement. “CaseWare has a 32-year history in delivering innovative solutions to solve the complex needs of our audit and accounting customers.”
“I have had multiple discussions with new CaseWare International chairman Mike Sabbatis on these next-phase plans, said Erik Asgeirsson, president and CEO of CPA.com, the tech arm of the AICPA. "Mike and I have worked together in a strategic partnership capacity on different occasions through the years. We look forward to working with Dave Osborne and the CaseWare team in advancing our mutual transformation initiatives.”
