BERLIN & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 2, 2025--
Camunda, the leader in agentic automation, has announced the appointment of Ryan Shopp as Chief Marketing Officer. Ryan brings over 20 years of experience in growth and product marketing across the enterprise technology sector. Before joining Camunda, Ryan served as Chief Marketing Officer at AI-native test automation leader, mabl. Prior to that, Ryan held senior marketing leadership roles at Deep Instinct, AppDynamics, and New Relic.
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As CMO, Ryan will focus on scaling Camunda’s marketing operations, building a high-impact marketing growth engine. He will be responsible for growing brand awareness with enterprises and through the partner ecosystem, highlighting how Camunda’s platform enables organizations to design and orchestrate smarter, more connected and trusted agents at scale.
In late 2024 Camunda surpassed $100M in ARR mark and over the last 12 months the company has seen great market momentum. Camunda was recently named by Gartner as a Visionaryin the2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT) and a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q3 2025. Today, 9 of 10 top banking companies and 4 of the top 5 global insurance companies rely on Camunda.
“It’s an exciting time to join Camunda, with demand for agentic automation surging as organizations look to unlock the full value of agentic AI,” commented Ryan Shopp. “I’m looking forward to advancing Camunda’s go-to-market strategy and helping drive the company’s next phase of growth.”
“Ryan brings a wealth of enterprise technology experience and knowledge of the US and international markets, which will be invaluable as Camunda continues to grow,” said Jakob Freund, CEO and Co-Founder, Camunda. “With agentic orchestration fundamental to scaling enterprise automation, Ryan will play an integral role in helping to communicate the value of Camunda’s platform as we elevate our global presence.”
About Camunda
Camunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes, including high-value knowledge work, across agents, people and systems. By creating production-ready, enterprise-grade agents with built-in governance, Camunda uniquely delivers trusted AI agents for business-critical processes. Over 700 leading innovators like Atlassian, ING and Vodafone, rely on Camunda to slash time-to-value from months to days, boost operational efficiency and elevate customer experiences. Ready to become an AI-first enterprise? Visit camunda.com.
Ryan Shopp, Chief Marketing Officer, Camunda
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's World Cup squad departed for the tournament a day late on Monday and left its assistant coach behind after problems securing travel visas for the United States.
South Africa plays co-host Mexico in the opening game of the World Cup on June 11 in Mexico City. It plays one of its group games in the U.S.
The team was due to depart on Sunday but that was delayed because it had not received visas for some players and staff members, the sports minister said.
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie posted on X that the “debacle” over visas was caused by an administrative error by team officials and called it embarrassing. He demanded a report from the South African Football Association.
"We are being made to look like fools," McKenzie wrote on social media.
The association said on Monday it had secured visas for all the players and they departed from Johannesburg on a charter flight on Monday afternoon. However, SAFA President Danny Jordaan said assistant coach Helman Mkhalele was initially refused a visa by the U.S., with no reason given, and his travel documents were still outstanding.
“We hope that will also be resolved and all of our people will be going,” Jordaan told reporters at OR Tambo International Airport.
SAFA apologized for the 24-hour delay and said it received help from the South African Foreign Ministry and the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg to resolve the visa problems.
South Africa will play at the World Cup for the first time since hosting in 2010. It also faces the Czech Republic in Atlanta and South Korea in Monterrey, Mexico, in Group A. The squad will be based in the Mexican city of Pachuca and plays a final warmup game there against Jamaica on Friday.
South Africa's team management came under scrutiny for an administrative error in World Cup qualifying when midfielder Teboho Mokoena played in a game against Lesotho despite being suspended. South Africa was stripped of its victory, threatening its hopes of qualifying.
The team overcame that to qualify top of its group by one point.
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FILE - South Africa players pose for a team photo before the Africa Cup of Nations group B soccer match between Angola and South Africa in Marrakech, Morocco, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
FILE - South Africa players celebrate their side's third goal during a World Cup 2026 group C qualifying soccer match between South Africa and Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium, in Nelspruit, South Africa, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
FILE - South Africa players celebrate after a World Cup 2026 group C qualifying soccer match between South Africa and Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium, in Nelspruit, South Africa, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
FILE - South Africa's Oswin Appollis celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a World Cup 2026 group C qualifying soccer match between South Africa and Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium, in Nelspruit, South Africa, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana, File)
