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Clari + Salesloft appoints Rick Hasselman as chief financial officer

Rick Hasselman, previously in finance leadership at Expel, Podium, Sumo Logic and Google, is the new CFO of Clari + Salesloft, reporting to CEO Steve Cox.

Image: Salesloft (incl. Clari) press materials, from the announcement

Clari + Salesloft announced on April 2, 2026 that it had appointed Rick Hasselman as chief financial officer. He reports to CEO Steve Cox and leads financial strategy, planning and operations for the company formed by the December 2025 merger. According to the announcement, a near-term focus is completing the integration of Clari and Salesloft into a unified operating model, and he will work with go-to-market leaders on how the company plans and measures revenue performance. Hasselman began at PwC in audit and international tax, later held leadership roles at Expel, Podium and Sumo Logic, and led merger and acquisition finance teams at Google.

The details

  • Hasselman reports to CEO Steve Cox.
  • The company says he has more than 30 years of experience across finance, operations and corporate development.
  • He co-founded a company after PwC, according to the release.
  • At Sumo Logic he helped guide the business through its IPO.
  • The release says Salesloft is used by more than 4,000 organizations.

Context

This is one of several executive appointments at Clari + Salesloft in our coverage since the merger closed and Steve Cox was named CEO (December 3, 2025). It followed the naming of Kylie Fuentes as CPO and Laurie Ehrbar as CMO (December 10, 2025) and preceded the appointments of Brian Benfer as CRO and Rajesh Krishnaswami as CTO (May 13, 2026).

Not disclosed

  • Who held the CFO role before Hasselman
  • Start date
  • Combined company revenue or financial targets
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Newsroom from Salesloft (incl. Clari), published Apr 2, 2026
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