With over 25 years of experience in tech and over a decade serving in product and engineering executive roles in international B2B start-ups, Nigel Kersten will bring to Platform.sh his expertise in product strategy, DevOps, and platform engineering to develop and grow the Upsun offering. This recruitment is part of the company's strategy to accelerate its growth and position itself as a global player in the field of cloud application platforms for managing websites and applications.
Platform.sh - a leading Cloud Application Platform - today announced the appointment of Nigel Kersten as Chief Product Officer to lead product strategy and execution across the portfolio, leveraging his expertise in platform engineering, DevOps, and open-source, with a particular focus on Upsun, the company's latest offering.
Nigel Kersten is an internationally recognized expert in DevOps, Platform Engineering, and fast-flow product delivery. He is one of the original founders of the award-winning State of DevOps Report that introduced 'DORA metrics' to the world and elevated the state of software delivery across the industry. He served as the primary co-author of the report for 11 years, pioneering best practices for modernizing complex IT environments through DevOps and platform engineering.