Lightspeed Commerce Inc., the unified commerce platform powering ambitious retailers and restaurateurs in over 100 countries, announced the appointment of Gabriel Benavides as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). This leadership evolution aligns with Lightspeed’s transformation into a focused, high-efficiency growth company and supports its strategy to drive sustained, profitable expansion across its markets.
As CRO, Benavides will oversee global revenue generation, aligning sales, customer success, marketing, and channel partnerships to deliver stronger go-to-market execution, accelerate outbound performance, and expand software and payments ARPU growth worldwide.
Benavides brings more than 20 years of international go-to-market leadership. Most recently, he served as CRO at Contentsquare, and previously as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Medallia. During his tenure there, he helped Medallia scale to be a global organization with customers in over 150 countries, increase annual revenue ~10×, and ultimately achieve a $6 billion market valuation. His track record spans building high-performing global sales organizations, deepening strategic relationships, and driving measurable, data-driven revenue acceleration.
“Gabriel’s appointment comes as we deliver another quarter of strong results,” said Dax Dasilva, Founder and CEO of Lightspeed. “His leadership will help us scale our go-to-market engine, deepen customer relationships, and accelerate our next phase of profitable growth. With two consecutive quarters of exceeding revenue and gross profit outlook , we’re executing with discipline and momentum.”
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“Lightspeed has the platform, the team, and the vision to win in its core markets. I’m excited to build on this trajectory and unlock the Company’s full growth potential by strengthening our customer partnerships and enabling consistent, high-impact execution globally.” said Gabriel Benavides.
Lightspeed also announced that President JD Saint-Martin will step down after six years with the Company to focus on mentoring and investing in early-stage founders within the Canadian technology ecosystem. JD will remain through March 31, 2026 to ensure a smooth transition. “JD’s leadership built the foundation for Lightspeed’s transformation; Gabriel’s appointment accelerates that trajectory,” added Dasilva. “We’re deeply grateful for JD’s partnership and the discipline he instilled in our global operations.”
Lightspeed is committed to empowering merchants around the world with technology, insights, and support to help them simplify operations, scale efficiently, and grow profitably. This leadership evolution underscores the Company’s continued focus on operational excellence and sustainable, profitable growth.
Source: PRNewswire
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