Thesis, the global provider of cloud-based Student Information Systems (SIS) for mid-market higher education institutions, today announced the appointment of Paul McConville as Chief Executive Officer. McConville brings over 20 years of executive leadership in education technology, SaaS and data businesses.
McConville will be responsible for leading all aspects of the business to deliver the next generation of cloud-based SIS capabilities, serving Thesis’ 200+ customers and developing employees. His significant track record in developing organizational capacity for growth, launching scalable and high performance SaaS solutions, creating clear and achievable strategies and meeting sophisticated customer needs will help position Thesis for long-term success.
A proven leader, McConville has held executive roles in a series of high-growth businesses. Most recently, he was Senior Vice-President at Hobsons, responsible for revenue growth, client retention and client health for over 11,000 middle and high schools and over 1000 higher education institutions. After a four year journey to dramatically improve business operations, create repeatable processes, and build a high growth culture, the business was recently acquired for over $400 million. Prior to Hobsons, Paul held executive leadership roles at Jornaya, where he was CRO, and was Senior Vice President at Neustar, after the acquisition of TARGUSinfo.
“I am passionate about helping students, and the institutions that serve them, to succeed,” said Thesis CEO Paul McConville. “Thesis, and our expert team, have a long history of empowering colleges and universities to effectively operate the business of engaging, enrolling and managing the student lifecycle. I’m excited to work with our clients across the globe, and to continue the development of the most powerful SaaS-based SIS in the industry. There continues to be a massive opportunity to help higher education institutions improve student engagement and streamline internal processes. Thesis’ solutions, backed by the best team in the industry, are in the perfect position to assist colleges and universities around the world.”
“We are tremendously excited to welcome Paul to Thesis at this pivotal moment in the company’s evolution. The demand for cloud-based software in the higher education sector is significant and growing fast, and Paul’s track record of cultural leadership, customer excellence and go-to-market discipline will help us accelerate our market presence,” said board member Douglas Hallstrom of Advent International, the majority investor in Thesis. “We also look forward to Gary Greenberg’s continued support of Thesis at board-level, after his extraordinary contribution to the business over the past years.”
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