- Mike Ettling, former CEO of Unit4, has joined Expedition as an Operating Advisor.
- Included in The Top 50 Software CEOs of 2024, Mike brings over 20 years’ experience leading, advising, and investing in emerging software companies. Before joining Unit4 in 2019, Mike was President of SAP SuccessFactors, a leader in cloud-based human capital management software and has founded two companies.
- As Expedition’s Operating Advisor, Mike will bring the coaching perspectives of a deeply experienced practitioner to the most demanding leadership challenges that bootstrapped founders and CEOs face in scaling their organizations.
London, United Kingdom, and Boston, Massachusetts, 23 June 2025: Expedition Growth Capital (“Expedition”) is pleased to announce that Mike Ettling has joined as an Operating Advisor. Previously, Mike spent 6 years as CEO at TA Associates-backed Unit4, playing an instrumental role in the company’s transformation into a category-defining provider of cloud-based ERP solutions specializing in services organizations.
Prior to joining Unit4 in 2019, Mike was President of SAP SuccessFactors, a leader in providing cloud-based software for human capital management. SuccessFactors, acquired by SAP for $3.4 billion in 2011, is based in Silicon Valley with over 100 million users and 8,000 customers. Previously, Mike was CEO of NGA HR (now Alight) a global HR and payroll services provider and was on the Board of workforce and talent solution, Impellam for 10-years until 2024.
Mike is an experienced advisor, investor and board member. He is widely known as a leader who builds and motivates world class teams, champions diversity and brings a passion for how technology can transform the workplace and empower individuals to realize their true potential. As part of Mike’s role at Expedition, he has joined the Board of Directors at Pinpoint, an Expedition portfolio company providing an Applicant Tracking System that simplifies complex hiring for organizations managing multiple streams of recruitment.
Mike also serves on the board of NCC Group, as the Executive Chairman at SYSPRO, and as an Operating Partner at private equity firm Advent International, as well as serving as an Advisor at HiBob.
Oliver Thomas, Founder and Managing Partner at Expedition, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Mike as an Operating Advisor. Our ambitious, bootstrapped founders were inspired by the relevance of Mike’s insights at our 2024 Founder & CEO Summit, where he offered a masterclass in efficiently building and leading high-performance international teams. We all look forward to benefitting from his insights and coaching in the years ahead.”
Mike Ettling said, “I am excited to be working with Expedition and their portfolio of emerging software leaders. Having spent time across the Expedition network, I’m inspired by all the founders’ journeys and look forward to sharing my learnings to help them build enduring leadership in their own markets.”
About Expedition Growth Capital
Expedition is a software specialist growth equity firm, with offices in London (HQ) and Boston. Expedition partners with ambitious, rapidly growing software companies that have achieved significant traction with little or no external funding. The firm brings capital for growth initiatives and shareholder liquidity, highly relevant operational expertise, and a trusted track record of respectfully partnering with founders on their path to category leadership. For more information, please see Expedition.capital or follow Expedition on LinkedIn.