# Mychelle Mollot

> Mychelle Mollot is an Ottawa software executive and CrashPlan’s chief marketing officer. Trained in engineering geophysics and first employed in gold exploration, she entered Cognos through a product-management interview conducted by collect call from a rural Manitoba gas station. She stayed through the company’s expansion and acquisition by IBM, later leading marketing at IBM, Klipfolio, Solace, Knak and CrashPlan while serving Ottawa’s startup and nonprofit communities as an adviser and director.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at CrashPlan
- **Organizations:** CrashPlan, Knak, Solace, Klipfolio, IBM, Cognos, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, Unito, Invest Ottawa, Trustiics, TouchBistro
- **From:** National Capital Region, Canada
- **Education:** Engineering degree in geophysics, Queen’s University
- **Known for:** Built a software-marketing career spanning more than 30 years and organizations ranging from early-stage companies to IBM divisions with multibillion-dollar revenue., At Solace, grew the marketing staff from five to 27 and the sales-development team from six to 19, according to Knak CEO Pierce Ujjainwalla., Led marketing for IBM Business Analytics and later IBM WebSphere and Mobile Solutions.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1989** — Worked as a geophysicist in gold exploration, including field work in the Yukon.
- **1989** — Joined Cognos after interviewing by collect call from a rural Manitoba gas station; began in product management and moved into product marketing.
- **2008** — Was vice-president of market strategy at Cognos when IBM completed its acquisition of the company.
- **2010-2013** — Served as IBM’s vice-president of worldwide marketing for Business Analytics.
- **2013-2014** — Led marketing for IBM WebSphere and Mobile Solutions.
- **2014-2017** — Served as CMO and head of product management at Klipfolio.
- **2017-2023** — Served as CMO at Solace, building its marketing and sales-development functions during a period of company growth.
- **2020** — Joined Knak’s board of advisers.
- **2021** — Joined the board of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.
- **2023-2025** — Served as CMO at Knak, an Ottawa marketing-production software company.
- **2025-present** — Serves as CMO at CrashPlan, leading market strategy, channel marketing, growth strategy and execution, and revenue operations.

## Achievements

- Built a software-marketing career spanning more than 30 years and organizations ranging from early-stage companies to IBM divisions with multibillion-dollar revenue.
- At Solace, grew the marketing staff from five to 27 and the sales-development team from six to 19, according to Knak CEO Pierce Ujjainwalla.
- Led marketing for IBM Business Analytics and later IBM WebSphere and Mobile Solutions.
- Built a marketing department and sales-development team from scratch during nearly six years at Solace.
- Was named among leading Canadian women in technology by theBoardlist in 2017.
- Has served Ottawa organizations as a board member or adviser, including The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, Invest Ottawa, Unito, Trustiics and TouchBistro.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — CrashPlan published its leadership profile naming Mollot chief marketing officer and outlining her responsibility for market strategy, channel marketing, growth, and revenue operations.
- **2024-10** — Appeared on The Dave Gerhardt Show to discuss building brands, team leadership, marketing experiments and the use of AI in B2B marketing.
- **2024-06** — Discussed no-code email production, acquisition channels and plain-language website strategy on Pathmonk Presents.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crashplan.com/leadership/mychelle-mollot-cmo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mychellemollot

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