nCino Appoints Keith Kettell as Chief Revenue Officer to Lead Next Phase of Growth
Rhea-AI Summary
nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) appointed Keith Kettell as Chief Revenue Officer, effective April 1, 2026.
Kettell brings more than two decades of go-to-market experience in technology and financial services, including seven years at Salesforce and recent CRO roles at Alloy and PagerDuty, and will lead the company’s next phase of revenue growth.
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- CRO appointment effective April 1, 2026
- 20+ years go-to-market experience
- 7 years building Salesforce financial services GTM
- Recent CRO experience at Alloy
- Track record in sales, customer success, partnerships
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- None.
News Market Reaction – NCNO
In the Apr 1 session, NCNO gained 10.61%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +22.0% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 15 alerts that day, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | Client win | Positive | +3.6% | Luana Savings Bank adopted nCino commercial and agricultural lending platform. |
| Mar 16 | Product launch | Positive | +1.0% | Launch of nCino Doc VOI to automate document-based income verification. |
| Feb 16 | Earnings call timing | Neutral | +0.3% | Announcement of date and time for Q4 FY2026 results conference call. |
| Dec 08 | Buyback program | Positive | +5.1% | Board authorized a $100,000,000 stock repurchase program with flexible execution. |
| Dec 03 | Earnings results | Positive | -4.8% | Q3 FY2026 showed revenue growth and margin expansion but shares fell post-report. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent company news—product launches, client wins, and capital return—has more often seen positive price alignment, with one notable divergence on strong earnings.
Over the past six months, NCNO reported improving financial performance and active capital return. Q3 FY2026 results showed higher revenues and expanding margins on Dec 3, 2025, yet shares fell 4.77%, marking a divergence. A $100,000,000 repurchase announcement on Dec 8, 2025 coincided with a 5.09% gain. More recently, a new product launch on Mar 16, 2026 and a banking client win on Mar 26, 2026 both aligned with modest positive reactions. Today’s CRO appointment fits into this ongoing growth and execution narrative.
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WILMINGTON, N.C., March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), the leading provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions, today announced the appointment of Keith Kettell as Chief Revenue Officer, effective April 1.
Kettell brings more than two decades of experience building and scaling go-to-market organizations in the technology and financial services sectors. Earlier in his career, he spent seven years at Salesforce, where he was instrumental in building the company's financial services go-to-market from the ground up, growing it into Salesforce's largest and fastest-growing industry vertical. He went on to join PagerDuty's Senior Leadership Team, responsible for accelerating growth and deploying strategies to drive sales and marketing efficiency, while maintaining world-class net retention and gross margins. Most recently, Kettell served as Chief Revenue Officer of Alloy, where he led sales, customer success, partnerships and revenue operations.
"Keith's career has been defined by building and scaling revenue organizations in financial services, and that's exactly what this moment requires," said Sean Desmond, Chief Executive Officer of nCino. "As we move into the Company’s next phase of growth and expand our reach as the global leader in agentic banking, his deep understanding of how financial institutions buy, operate and adopt technology makes him the right person to lead our revenue organization."
"I've spent my career scaling go-to-market businesses that serve financial institutions, and nCino's combination of product, customer base and market position is unlike anything I've seen," said Kettell. "Financial institutions are under real pressure to transform how they operate and compete, and AI is rapidly reshaping what that looks like. nCino is positioned at the center of that transformation, and I joined to help drive the Company’s next phase of growth. The opportunity is massive, and the team is built to capture it."
About nCino
nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) is powering a new era in financial services. The Company was founded to help financial institutions digitize and reengineer business processes to boost efficiencies and create better banking experiences. With over 2,700 customers worldwide, including community banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks, and the largest financial entities globally, nCino offers a trusted platform of best-in-class, intelligent solutions. By integrating artificial intelligence and actionable insights into its platform, nCino is helping financial institutions consolidate legacy systems to enhance strategic decision-making, improve risk management, and elevate customer satisfaction by cohesively bringing together people, AI and data. For more information, visit www.ncino.com.
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