Instructure names Chris Ball as President, COO

Instructure has named Chris Ball the company’s new President and COO, effective January 9. Chief Revenue Officer Frank Maylett has informed the company that he intends to step down from the company. The date of Maylett’s departure has not yet been determined. Ball was most recently General Manager, Americas Enterprise of Adobe Systems Inc. Prior to Adobe, Ball served as the Entrepreneur In Residence at Lightspeed Venture Partners, a global venture capital firm focused on multi-stage investments in the enterprise, consumer, and health sectors. Prior to his time at Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ball spent over a decade at SAP, Americas as EVP & General Manager.