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Derek Smith Joins SonarSource as General Counsel
September 2022 by Marc Jacob
SonarSource announced that Derek Smith has joined the company as General Counsel. Smith joins SonarSource as an accomplished entrepreneurial legal executive with more than 15 years of experience driving hypergrowth tech companies such as Palantir, Airbnb, and MessageBird to scale.
Prior to SonarSource, Smith was the leader of a 20-person international legal department for MessageBird, one of the world’s premier omnichannel communication platforms. He brings a record of success in developing and implementing the full scope of legal matters, including facilitating global sales, overseeing data privacy, regulatory compliance, and advising boards on shareholder and corporate governance matters. Smith has also been instrumental in supporting senior leadership on company strategy relating to IPO readiness, employment, litigation, product development, and data security.
This new appointment continues SonarSource’s momentum this year. In addition to the $412 million funding round, which brought the company’s valuation to $4.7 billion, SonarSource also expanded its presence across APAC with the creation of a Singapore regional headquarters, and brought on board a seasoned CMO, Manish Gupta.
Smith holds a BA from Harvard University, a MPhil & DPhil from the University of Oxford, and a JD from Yale Law School.
