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Russell Harwood

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Chief Customer Officer at Mindhive Global

Russell is a fractional Chief Customer Officer helping SaaS businesses in Auckland turn their customer base into a growth engine. With 25 years of international experience in the UK, Germany, and Turkey, he leverages data insights for customer engagement. He is also a Chartered Accountant, bringing financial acumen to his customer-centric strategies.

Outside of his fractional roles, Russell is passionate about fostering professional communities. He actively organizes and promotes regular breakfast meet-ups for the Customer Success community in Auckland, creating a space for peers to share insights and best practices.

Unique fact: He combines his expertise as a Chartered Accountant with customer success leadership to drive commercial outcomes.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Chief Customer Officer
Job Level
Leadership
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SaaS Customer Growth
His entire professional focus is on helping SaaS and subscription businesses turn their customer base into an engine for sustainable growth through customer success strategies.
Net Revenue Retention
He specifically focuses on designing and implementing strategies and playbooks aimed at driving Net Revenue Retention (NRR) growth for his clients.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Customer Officer
Mindhive Global
4-2025
Fractional Chief Customer Officer
Proxi
9-2022
Director, Fractional Chief Customer Officer (vCCO)
The Success Service
5-2023 - 10-2025
Head of Customer (fractional)
SMX – Email Cyber Security Specialists
6-2024 - 12-2024
Customer Strategy Consultant
Sky New Zealand
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Education
Chartered Accountant
ICAEW
Executive Program
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
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