Tommy Drummond

Fractional Chief Revenue Officer (fCRO) | VP Sales | GTM Advisory for Growth-Stage SaaS B2B CEOs

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland2.3k followers
AQMetricsex-AYLIENex-Clavis Insight (Now Edge by Ascential)

As an accomplished Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and GTM leader, I specialize in helping growth-stage SaaS B2B companies unlock their full revenue potential.

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With extensive experience across sales, customer success, marketing and product marketing, I have a proven track record of developing and executing effective go-to-market strategies that drive growth, reduce churn, and optimize My expertise spans AI applications, data analytics, and management, with a strong focus on industries including eCommerce, CPG, financial services, utilities, and government. I excel at building high-performance teams, navigating complex stakeholder relationships, and implementing scalable systems for sustainable Key Experience & Achievements:- VP Sales at Similarity Systems: Led the Sales GTM that resulted in a successful acquisition by Informatica Corp. for - VP Customer Success & Enterprise Sales Director at Clavis Insight: Contributed to a $120M acquisition by ASCENTIAL - CRO at AYLIEN: Developed growth strategy for Sales and Customer Success for 3 years before the acquisition by Quantexa - CRO at GreyScout: Developed and executed the GTM strategy and plan across sales, marketing and Global enterprise company Expertise:- Country Sales Manager at IBM Lotus- VP Product Marketing at Informatica - Senior Sales Director at SAS InstituteWith deep experience in scaling revenue operations for SaaS startups, I partner with CEOs and boards to optimize revenue processes, drive customer-centric growth, and achieve successful exits.

Career Timeline

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GTM Index

  1. AQMETRICSJOB
    1. Head of Growth (Sales & Mk…
      11M
  2. GROWCROJOB
    1. fCRO
      1Y 3M
  3. GREYSCOUTJOB
    1. Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
      2Y 11M
  4. AYLIENJOB
    1. VP Sales (acquired by Quan…
      3Y 3M
  5. CLAVIS INSIGHT (NOW EDGE BY ASCENTIAL)JOB
    1. VP Global Customer Success…
      1Y 11M
    2. Enterprise Sales Dir
      3Y 1M
  6. STEALTH MODE STARTUPSJOB
    1. Consultant and Advisor
      7M
  7. SASJOB
    1. Senior Dir Sales
      2Y 1M
  8. INFORMATICAJOB
    1. VP PMM
      4Y 5M
    2. VP Sales (Similarity Syste…
      5Y
  9. IBMJOB
    1. Sales Mgr, Ireland
      3Y 11M
    2. Customer Operations Mgr Ce…
      3Y 11M
  10. MURRAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUPJOB
    1. CEO, MTK GmbH, Germany
      3Y 11M
    2. Software Eng, Aldiscon
      2Y 11M

Time in market 36Y 7MOpen 4Closed 12Stints 16

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  1. Job: AQMetrics — Head of Growth (Sales & Marketing) · 2025-09 – present — Driving GTM Growth, covering advisory, planning and focused execution across direct and partner channels. Hiring for critical GTM roles across sales and marketing. Improving pipeline efficiency using AI. Engaging external partners to support outbound motions. Supporting the strategic direction of the organization.
  2. Job: AYLIEN — VP Sales (acquired by Quantexa Feb. 2023) · 2019-02 – 2022-05
  3. Job: Clavis Insight (Now Edge by Ascential) — VP Global Customer Success and Partners · 2017-01 – 2018-12
  4. Job: SAS — Senior Director Sales · 2011-06 – 2013-07 — Responsible for the EMEA Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data Management and Big Data Analytics. Managed a team of sales overlay, presales and business advisory, focused on go to market initiatives for new products and new solutions.
  5. Job: GreyScout — Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) · 2022-05 – 2025-04
  6. Job: Murray Telecommunications Group — CEO, MTK GmbH, Germany · 1992 – 1995
  7. Job: Murray Telecommunications Group — Software Engineer, Aldiscon · 1990 – 1992
  8. Job: Informatica — Vice President Product Marketing · 2006-01 – 2010-06 — Data Quality Business Unit
  9. Job: GrowCRO — fCRO | VP Sales | GTM Advisor for SaaS B2B startups · 2025-05 – present
  10. Job: Stealth mode startups — Consultant and Advisor · 2013-09 – 2014-04 — Consulting and business advisory for software startups involved in Big Data Analytics, Social Networks - voice of the customer, Graph Analytics, Semantic Technology, Master Data Management and Data Governance.
  11. Job: IBM — Sales Manager, Ireland · 1998 – 2001
  12. Job: Informatica — Vice President Sales (Similarity Systems - acquired by Informatica Jan. 2006) · 2001 – 2006-01
  13. Job: Clavis Insight (Now Edge by Ascential) — Enterprise Sales Director · 2014-05 – 2017-06
  14. Job: IBM — Customer Operations Manager Central Europe · 1995 – 1998
  15. School: University College Dublin — Engineering Degree (B.Eng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  16. School: The Open University — Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business

Skills

SaaS B2B SalesData driven insightsSaaS SalesAI for LeadershipGo-To-MarketGo-to-market StrategyMaster Data ManagementAnalyticsData QualityData IntegrationProduct MarketingData GovernanceLead GenerationSales EnablementEnterprise SoftwareData ManagementBusiness IntelligenceTeam LeadershipStart-ups

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