OPEXEngine Expands Executive Leadership Team
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Katherine Zhang as CEO and General Manager. Katherine will lead the OPEXEngine team to evolve and scale the organization. She brings deep experience in SaaS strategy and go-to-market operations, having built teams at leading tech companies including Dell and Relativity. Her extensive experience delivering operational excellence during periods of growth and strategic realignment enhances OPEXEngine’s ability to deliver actionable results and value for our customers through our benchmarking analyses.

In addition, Adrian Kochan has joined OPEXEngine as the VP of Benchmarking Strategy and Operations, focusing on delivering high impact benchmarking data and analyses to drive value for our customers. Adrian joins us from LegalZoom, where he led Adrian joins us from LegalZoom, where he led Strategic Finance for Sales & Marketing. His work centered on optimizing go-to-market strategy, enhancing financial planning to support growth, and streamlining commercial operations for efficiency. Prior to LegalZoom, Kochan served as a manager at Bain & Company.
Lauren Kelley, who founded OPEXEngine and served as its CEO since its founding in 2006, will transition to a new position at Bain & Company as Chief Evangelist for OPEXEngine and a member of the Bain Advisory Network. Under Lauren’s leadership, OPEXEngine has been a leading voice in driving thought leadership and clarity across the SaaS sector. 70% of SaaS companies that have gone public in the US over the past decade have benchmarked with OPEXEngine. Lauren will continue to be a vital partner to the company’s thought leadership and growth.

Both Katherine and Adrian are looking forward to meeting our customers and continuing to collaborate with you to enable budgeting, planning, and value creation. If there is any way we can support you in the coming weeks, please do not hesitate to reach out.