Hearsay Social Adds Two Veterans of Google, Microsoft to its Executive Team

Hearsay Social has added two enterprise experts from Google and Microsoft to its executive team, the company announced today. Michael Lock, a founding executive of Google Enterprise, will become the chief operating officer for the company. Mark Gilbert, a veteran employee of Microsoft, will serve as VP of product. The company has plans to create enterprise software with a deeper integration with social media.

Hearsay Social CEO Clara Shih

Hearsay Social has added two enterprise experts from Google and Microsoft to its executive team, the company announced today. Michael Lock, a founding executive of Google Enterprise, will become the chief operating officer for the company. Mark Gilbert, a veteran employee of Microsoft, will serve as VP of product.

Luring executives away from established companies like Microsoft and Google “wasn’t easy,” said Hearsay Social CEO Clara Shih, but both Gilbert and Lock had spent the better part of their careers building “the first generation of enterprise software and now they’re ready to build the next generation of enterprise software.”

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