Critical Mention CTO Vishal Padhye Again Named to PRWeek’s Dashboard 25

(*25*)NEW YORK — For the second consecutive yr, Vishal Padhye, Chief Expertise Officer at Critical Mention—the main all-in-one Earned Media Suite—has been named to PRWeek’s list of the 25 most influential folks in communications expertise for 2022. This additionally marks the third consecutive yr a Critical Mention govt has made the checklist, with CEO and President Don Yount having made the checklist in 2020.

Padhye was promoted to CTO in 2020 in recognition of his contributions to the Critical Mention platform since becoming a member of the workforce in 2013. From the time he arrived on the firm, his management has resulted within the modernization of over 160 globally-distributed datacenters, utilizing configuration administration, distributed networking, datacenter infrastructure administration and {hardware} lifecycle administration.

Lately, Padhye helped oversee the creation of Critical Mention’s Media Contact Database, the launch of Podcast Monitoring, Instagram and YouTube monitoring, a Google Analytics integration, extra content material units throughout all media sorts and extra.

“It is both humbling and flattering to receive this recognition two years in a row,” Padhye stated. “As I said last year, this award reflects the work our entire team does every day. From Engineering, to DevOps, to Product, everybody involved in building the Critical Mention Earned Media Suite has done incredible work to get the platform to where it is today.”

The additions to the Critical Mention platform have made a major impression on the corporate’s backside line. In 2021, the corporate set new historic bests for each new bookings and complete income. What separates Critical Mention from lots of its rivals within the area is that the current growth of options and content material within the platform have been executed completely by in-house engineering moderately than by means of third-party integrations or acquisitions, making a extra seamless expertise for shoppers.

“I have set ambitious goals for Vishal and the entire technology team at Critical Mention and they continue to deliver,” Yount defined. “It is extremely gratifying to see Vishal recognized for the amazing work he has done. Furthermore, this recognition is further proof that our entire team is 100% committed to meeting the high standards we have set for delivering our best to our clients and to continue offering the best solution possible to the marketplace.”

Critical Mention has no plans to decelerate in 2022, with main releases scheduled on the product roadmap. Padhye is trying ahead to the problem.

“As I mentioned last year, this is such an exciting time to be at Critical Mention,” he stated. “I am so proud of what we have done and so excited to continue building on our success.”