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Semrush Adds CCO & Chief Of Staff To Accelerate Customer Success

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The Customer Success Café
Oct 01, 2025
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Semrush named Abby Miller as Chief Customer Officer and Tara Haas as Chief of Staff. Two senior hires, one clear goal: put the customer journey and operational speed at the center of growth. (Source: SemRush News)

“I am incredibly excited to join a team that knows customer success is a growth engine” —Abby Miller

Why It Matters

  • Faster time-to-value

    A CCO owns the full path from onboarding to renewal. If your first 30 days feel messy, the simple fixes in Why Most Onboarding Fails Before It Even Starts will help.

  • Cleaner execution

    A Chief of Staff turns strategy into weekly habits across teams. To make this stick, use the cadence from Your Micro-OKR™ Playbook.

  • Less friction with Sales

    Clear roles and shared targets end the tug-of-war. Reset incentives with Sales-CS Conflict? The 80/20 Solution.

  • Proof of value, not noise

    Track the few metrics that matter and use the right tools. If you’re shopping, skim Best Customer Success Platforms 2025: Complete Buyer’s Guide.

  • Enterprise-grade retention

    When deals are big, you need process, not heroics. Keep a high-stakes checklist handy with How to Stop $1M Customer Churn Before It Happens.

  • Better self-service

    Free your team from repeat tickets by fixing help content with the steps in Why Customers Skip Your Knowledge Base (And How to Fix It).

Want a similar play from another company? See the takeaways in Momentus Technologies Names Jenn Keirnan as Chief Customer Officer.

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