27 June 2023

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Patterson Companies elects Meenu Agarwal to Board of Directors

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Patterson Companies announced on June 15 that Meenu Agarwal has been elected to the Patterson Companies board of directors. Agarwal currently serves as group senior vice president, customer experience and success of Workday, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. She will serve on the board’s audit and finance committee, effective June 13, 2023. 

John D. Buck, chair of the board of Patterson Companies, said in the news release that as the company continues to enhance its software-as-a-service technology solutions and platforms, Agarwal is a skilled executive to work in this realm. She has experience leading sales, customer success, field operations, channel partners and professional services organizations at various companies, and will provide valuable insights and enhance the diversity of perspectives on the board. 

“We look forward to her contributions in the customer experience and success arena as we continue to pursue technology innovation as a means of driving customer value and improving shareholder value,” he said. 

The board has decided to increase its size from eight to nine directors, thereby creating a new seat for Agarwal.

Meenu Agarwal biography

Since May 2022, Ms. Agarwal has served as group senior vice president, customer experience and success of Workday, Inc., which, is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. 

Prior to joining Workday, she served as executive vice president, customer success and services for Automation Anywhere, Inc., which provides an intelligent automation and process intelligence platform. She was also a senior vice president and general manager of customer success of VMware, Inc., a multi-cloud platform provider, and vice president, global customer services for HubSpot, Inc., an entity that uses its cloud-based customer relationship management platform to help scaling companies deliver outstanding customer experience.

Agarwal has held numerous roles across IBM, including global client success leader for IBM’s security software unit, global director, worldwide sales for IBM’s information lifecycle governance unit and business unit executive for Enterprise and Midmarket in IBM’s software sales group. Prior to IBM, Agarwal held managerial roles at Open Text Corporation, Vignette Professional Services and Oracle Systems.

She has a bachelor's degree of technology with a major in electronics engineering from Banaras Hindu University Varanasi and a graduate diploma in business administration from the University of Canberra.

About Patterson Companies Inc.

Patterson Companies Inc. connects dental and animal health customers in North America and the U.K. to the latest products, technologies, services and innovative business solutions that enable operational and professional success. Our comprehensive portfolio, distribution network and supply chain are equaled only by our dedicated, knowledgeable people who deliver unrivaled expertise and unmatched customer service and support.