CARY – Dude Solutions, a software-as-a-service provider of operations management solutions, has a new chief financial officer.

Dan Graham, who most recently served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Cary-based MercuryGate was named to the job on Thursday. Graham helped steer MercuryGate’s 2018 sale to Summit Partners.

“Dan has extensive global financial management experience with a strong track record of driving results and accelerating growth, and we are thrilled to welcome him to our team,” said Kevin Kemmerer, Dude Solutions CEO, in a statement. “With Dan’s appointment, we have a strong management team in place to scale the Dude Solutions organization and deliver greater value to our clients as a trusted partner in operations management.”

Kemmerer recently took over as CEO of Dude Solutions having previously served as executive chairman.

Founded in 1999, Dude Solutions provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of operations management solutions to education, government, healthcare, senior living, manufacturing and membership-based organization. In recent years, it’s reportedly grown at an astonishing clip – at around 25 percent per year.

In 2019, it was acquired by Clearlake for an undisclosed sum.

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