Teneo.ai announced the appointment of Lee Kayne as Director of Partnerships and Strategic Accounts for North America. Reporting directly to Michael Kenney, North American Leader at Teneo.ai, Kayne will spearhead the expansion of strategic partnerships and drive growth among enterprise accounts in the region. Kayne brings over 30 years of leadership experience at top cloud and SaaS firms, with a proven track record of helping global enterprises solve complex challenges in customer experience (CX), contact centers, and telecommunications.

Kayne joins Teneo.ai after a successful consulting practice where he advised emerging CX technology companies on partnership development, revenue acceleration, and enterprise account growth. Prior to this, he served as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America at Aspect Software, where he played a pivotal role in revitalizing the company's position in the contact center market. He also held several senior sales and operational roles at Genesys, including Senior Vice President of Sales for Genesys Cloud.

Earlier in his career, Kayne held sales roles at industry leaders including IBM, ROLM, Echopass, and Infor. Based in the Atlanta area, he will work closely with customers and partners across North America.