Panda reunites with Worksmith Founder and CEO Bryan Burkhart as the company completes the first phase of integrating Worksmith Workplace and Worksmith Workforce.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Worksmith today announced the appointment of Sonu Panda as Chief Revenue Officer. Panda will lead Worksmith's revenue organization across its two products, Worksmith Workplace and Worksmith Workforce.
Panda has spent his career building and leading revenue teams in software. At Callidus Software, he served as Vice President of Sales across North America, EMEA, and Latin America, and later led on-On-Demand sales as the company moved from traditional enterprise software to a public SaaS business with more than $100 million in revenue. Most recently, he was CEO of Prescriptive Data, a SaaS company applying connected devices, data, and machine learning to commercial buildings, where he oversaw sales, business development, marketing, customer success, and engineering.
The role also reunites Panda with Worksmith Founder and CEO Bryan Burkhart. The two co-founded H.Bloom, a B2B marketplace, where Panda served as Chief Operating Officer and built the company's operating model.
"We are excited to have Sonu join the Worksmith team full-time as our first-ever CRO. Sonu's successful career in building world-class sales teams and the decade he has spent on the Worksmith board make him uniquely positioned to lead our next phase of growth, as we strive to deliver the operating system for retail to more customers," said Bryan Burkhart, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Worksmith.
Panda joins with momentum on both sides of the business. Worksmith Workforce, formerly Progress Retail, has more than doubled its revenue since Worksmith acquired the company in June 2025, alongside a rapid pace of product development.
The two products have also completed the first phase of their integration. Clients that use both now reach retail operations, facilities maintenance, and workforce management through a single login.
"Having witnessed Worksmith's steady growth first-hand, I'm thrilled to join Worksmith as Chief Revenue Officer for the next phase of Worksmith's expansion and beyond," said Sonu Panda, Chief Revenue Officer at Worksmith.
Panda's appointment follows the promotion of Ray Riley, former CEO of Progress Retail, to Chief Strategy Officer. Panda takes over group revenue responsibilities from Riley.
ABOUT WORKSMITH
Worksmith is a retail operations platform for multi-location brands, spanning two products. Worksmith Workplace covers facilities maintenance, vendor management, and store development, including new builds, remodels, and project management. Worksmith Workforce covers training and development, task execution, store audits, ticketing, employee communications, and AI-powered associate support. Worksmith serves retailers running anywhere from five to more than 500 locations across three continents.
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