Co-Founder Cameron
Yarbrough to Step into Role of Executive Chair of Company's
Board
SAN
FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Torch, a
leadership coaching platform that offers high-quality coaching
solutions tailored to business needs and goals, today announced
that Heather Conklin, the company's
COO, has been promoted to CEO. Cameron
Yarbrough, the company's co-founder who brought Conklin on
board two years ago as part of Torch's succession plan, will now
serve as executive chair of the company's board.
"Since Torch's inception, I've viewed my role as a
founder-coach: supporting the professional growth of those around
me, coaching them to develop and grow, and preparing them for the
next step. I was hopeful that Heather could be our next CEO when I
hired her," said Yarbrough. "Heather brings a formidable
combination of experience in product, coaching and leadership
development. I am proud to see her elevate into this new role. With
Heather at the helm, I have great confidence that Torch has a very
bright future.
Conklin, who has more than 15 years of experience and has served
as Torch's COO since 2022, is passionate about great leadership and
how coaching can change leaders and organizations. At Torch, she
has led Product and Technology, Customer Success, and Coach
Strategy and Operations, in addition to overall company strategy
and operations. Under her leadership, Torch has leaned into its
mission-driven culture, made significant changes to the product and
coaching experience, and created operational efficiency to scale
the organization.
Before joining Torch, Conklin spent nine years at Salesforce,
serving as senior vice president and general manager of the
Trailhead business. There she focused on skilling and enablement
and helped develop and grow the Salesforce ecosystem. She also
created and led Salesforce's Associate Product Manager program in
partnership with Bret Taylor to
build new product management talent into great future leaders.
"Today's leaders can't move fast enough to address their
constantly changing business environments. They're being asked to
do more with less while driving significant transformation. And
learning and development teams are struggling to properly equip
them through traditional methods. Leaders need personalized support
navigating these realities in the context of their individual
circumstances, and coaching is uniquely suited to do that," said
Conklin. "It's an exciting time to be in coaching. The market has
dramatically shifted, and Torch is bringing high-quality coaching
together with rich data insights to help organizations drive
meaningful change."
About Torch
Torch believes in the power of people. The company's leadership
coaching platform combines a community of expert coaches, scalable
technology and rich data insights to help leading brands create
stronger leaders and managers who develop their teams and drive
business performance. To learn more about Torch, please visit
www.torch.io.
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