Xtremepush has named former Microsoft head Ciaran Lacey as the firm’s new chief technology officer (CTO), with current tech boss Kevin Collins stepping up to become COO.

Lacey moves to the CRM supplier from Carne Group, where he served as CTO since September 2022. He joined the financial services firm in May 2022 as head of strategy and solutions.

The new Xtremepush exec also spent more than seven years with Hudson Advisors and almost four years with Microsoft across multiple roles.

As CTO, Lacey will play a key role in helping to develop Xtremepush’s new agentic AI solution, which the firm said is undergoing beta testing with select customers.  

Alongside Lacey’s appointment, Xtremepush co-founder and CTO Kevin Collins will step up to become COO.

Collins served as CTO since 2014 when he co-founded the Irish business with CEO Tommy Kearns.

Xtremepush said the senior reshuffle would support the company’s “aggressive expansion strategy into untapped markets and additional sectors”.

Last month, Xtremepush secured €12m in a flexible funding round led by AshGrove Capital.

Ciaran Lacey, Xtremepush CTO

Speaking on his appointment, Lacey said: “Xtremepush is a name that has earned a strong reputation in this generation of Irish tech success stories.

“With an already market-leading position in global igaming CRM and gamification, I’m excited to assist in delivering a robust growth strategy for both product and new markets going forward.”

Kearns added: “Ciaran joins Xtremepush with a stellar CV that demonstrates success in company growth, technical prowess and strategic vision within challenging, highly regulated markets; this appointment is exactly what we need to cement our ambitious growth plans in the coming months.

“Bringing Ciaran in has allowed for my fellow co-founder Kevin Collins to shift into his new role as COO where I’m excited to work alongside him in a much more immediate capacity, while we now have a much stronger, rounded leadership team as a whole, with deep departmental and multi-sector expertise.”

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