He will be responsible for advancing the company's growth strategy within its Accounting Practice division.
Longden will be joining from software services company Mobica, where he was vice president of Connected Devices for a year since March 2017, and prior to that spent two years at FTSE 100-listed accounting services company Sage Group PLC, leaving as vice president of Sales after a year from 2015 to 2016.
"We are delighted to welcome Nick as our new VP of Sales. A veteran of the accounting software industry, Nick was involved at the very start of the cloud and SaaS revolution and has worked with some of the leading names in the industry. With over 25 years' industry experience his credentials speak for themselves and his experience will be invaluable as we execute on our growth plans," said Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ed Molyneux.
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