B2B Platform G2 Crowd Hires Chief Research Officer

US-based business software review platform G2 Crowd has appointed software industry veteran Michael Fauscette as Chief Research Officer, with a focus on the strategic research, and the collection and application of data from B2B software users.

G2 Crowd taps in to reviews from more than 59,000 users to help drive better purchasing decisions, and technology buyers, investors, and analysts use the site to compare and select the best software based on peer reviews. Fauscette (pictured) joins from tech analyst IDC where he worked for nearly a decade and latterly served as Group VP, Software Business Solutions, responsible for managing enterprise software research. Prior to this, he held senior roles at Autodesk, Centric Software, Confer Software, Post Communications and PeopleSoft.

Tim Handorf, CEO and co-founder of G2 Crowd, comments: 'Michael has a unique experience set that will help us improve and bring more awareness to the product we offer. His experience in the B2B software space makes him a unique leader as we continue to evolve as an emerging company'.

Web site: www.g2crowd.com .