Nextdoor : appoints Tim Richards as Head of Global Sales

Richards brings more than 20 years of experience in advancing sales organizations and defining leading-edge digital sales channels

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 10, 2022 - Nextdoor (NYSE: KIND), the neighborhood network, today announced it has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Tim Richards, a seasoned sales and marketing veteran specializing in technology, media and entertainment. As the Head of Global Enterprise and Mid Market Sales, Richards will lead Nextdoor's global direct advertising sales strategy and market expansion. He is charged with accelerating Nextdoor's global growth, reinforcing the company's commitment to serving advertisers, partners and consumers across the neighborhood network.

Heidi Andersen, Chief Revenue Officer at Nextdoor said, "Tim is an innovative thinker and relentless builder with a track record of propelling growth for the organizations he serves. As Nextdoor continues to grow, there's a significant opportunity to accelerate our ad business and continue to affirm our position as the neighborhood platform for advertising. With Tim at the helm, he brings a wealth of experience driving revenue and growth to Nextdoor and we're absolutely thrilled he will have an integral role in taking Nextdoor to the next level in the next year and beyond."

Richards joins Nextdoor from Linqia, a leader in influencer marketing, where he served as the company's first Chief Revenue Officer. While at Linqia, he rebuilt the revenue organization to focus on enterprise brands, growing the revenue exponentially while also dramatically improving customer retention. His extensive career spans across scaled companies such as AOL/Verizon & Time Warner, as well as start ups such as Amaze and Onvia. As the Head of U.S. Sales at AOL/Verizon, Richards oversaw the nationwide sales organization, driving profitable sales growth across the media companies' platforms. During his tenure at AOL, Richards strategically partnered with the world's largest brands and agencies to propel growth for AOL's new digital ad channels, including online video and programmatic.

Tim Richardssaid, "Nextdoor is a unique and differentiated company, connecting people to the neighborhoods that matter to them. I'm eager to work with Nextdoor's talented Global Sales team to elevate the neighbor experience, provide thought-leadership with new and existing advertisers, and deliver smart, thoughtful customer connections to brands."

About Nextdoor

Nextdoor (NYSE: KIND) is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Kindness is core to our purpose: to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on. Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby - neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 300,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries. In the U.S., 1 in 3 households uses the network. Nextdoor is based in San Francisco. For additional information and images: nextdoor.com/newsroom.