Semrush Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Channing Ferrer as Chief Sales Officer. Ferrer was most recently Chief Revenue Officer at Built In and has more than 20 years of experience in global sales leadership roles. Prior to Built In, Ferrer served as VP of Sales Operations, Strategy, and Acceleration at HubSpot where he led growth in revenue from $200 million to $1.5 billion over a six (6) year period.

Ferrer previously served as EVP for Global Sales at C2FO and SVP of International Sales at S&P Capital IQ, which he helped grow S&P Capital IQ to over $1 billion in revenue. Ferrer will succeed Delbert Humenik, who has served as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) since 2017. Humenik will remain as CRO until February 15, 2023 and then transition to an advisor role until July 1, 2023.