Krista Software, a leader in conversational AI and digital process automation, has appointed Michael Haske as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Haske, who has over 30 years of experience in scaling high-growth, cloud-based software businesses, will succeed Krista Co-Founder & CEO John Michelsen.

Haske joins Krista at a pivotal time as the company recently secured several prestigious contracts and continues to expand globally.

He will bring his deep experience in the artificial intelligence space and digital process automation to help Krista continue to innovate and grow.

“I am excited to join Krista on its exciting journey and build on the strong foundation that the team has created,” said Haske. “I look forward to leading this chapter of growth for Krista, as we provide the next generation of AI solutions for enterprise companies globally.”

Michelsen, who will remain on the board and continue to serve as Chief Product Officer, said he is confident that Haske is the right person to lead Krista into the future.

“Michael not only brings the right experience and leadership to accelerate Krista’s global momentum, but he also deeply understands the importance of cultivating a diverse, employee-centric culture,” said Michelsen.

Krista Software develops the AI integration platform as a service (AI iPaaS), Krista. Krista enables companies to elegantly orchestrate processes across people, apps, and AI. Krista provides a natural language processing based iPaaS to help companies integrate any AI into processes to improve business outcomes. Krista was founded in 2020, has offices in Dallas and Pune, the company currently has over 80 employees.