Mastek Appoints Vijay Iyer as President of Americas to Lead Growth in the Region
March 02, 2023, Business Wire
Mastek (NSE: MASTEK; BSE: 523704), a turnkey & trusted digital engineering & cloud transformation partner, today announced the appointment of Vijay Iyer as President of Americas, effective February 24, 2023.
He is based and will operate out of the US. Prior to joining Mastek, Vijay was an executive at Persistent Systems, working as Senior Vice President of their Digital Transformation Consulting and Large Deals Business.
Vijay will be driving the entire Americas business P&L leveraging Mastek’s differentiated portfolio of offerings in Cloud, Enterprise IT, and Digital Engineering and Experience. As part of the previously announced role of Prameela Kalive as COO, Oracle global delivery has been completely integrated in the last 12 months and now operates as part of One Mastek aligned to each of our regional P&L units: Americas, UK & Europe, and AMEA.
In his new role, Vijay will succeed Umang Nahata. Umang will not be able to transition to the US due to personal and family priorities. We thank Umang for his leadership and he will continue to be vested in Mastek as a shareholder.
SPS Commerce Announces Planned Retirement of CEO Archie Black to transition to Executive Chair of the Board upon the appointment of a successor
March 02, 2023, Globenewswire
SPS Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSC), a leader in retail cloud services, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Archie Black, intends to retire from his role as CEO. Mr. Black will remain in the role through the completion of the search for his successor and through the transition process to ensure a seamless succession.
The Company’s Board of Directors has initiated an executive search for the next CEO. Once appointed, Mr. Black will transition from his position as CEO to the newly created role of Executive Chair of the Board. This transition is designed to provide leadership continuity and reflects the Company’s commitment to consistent execution and its mission to be the world’s retail network.
Wipro Announces a New Global Business Line Model to Deepen Alignment with Client Priorities
February 27, 2023, BUSINESS WIRE
The new model sharpens focus on strategic growth areas: cloud, enterprise technology and business transformation, engineering, and consulting.
Under the new model, Wipro will now deliver capabilities to clients through four GBLs organized around cloud, enterprise technology and business transformation, engineering, and consulting. The new model reflects the company’s continued pivot toward strategic bet areas and its focus on leveraging the power of ‘One Wipro’ to deliver on clients’ entire spectrum of business and technology transformation goals. The changes will go into effect on April 1, 2023.
Wipro FullStride Cloud will bring together Wipro’s entire suite of cloud capabilities under a fully integrated, full-stack offering. Jo Debecker, who currently leads Wipro’s Cloud Infrastructure Services, will lead this business, and assume the title of Global Head of Wipro FullStride Cloud. Debecker’s deep experience in applications, data, and cloud transformation will be a key factor in amplifying the growth of Wipro’s cloud business—which now makes up more than one-third of the company’s revenues.
Wipro Enterprise Futuring will offer clients distinctly forward-looking solutions for large-scale enterprise transformation. This business line will comprise intelligent insights and data, application platforms, digital operations, and cybersecurity. Nagendra Bandaru, currently the head of Wipro’s iCORE business, will become the Global Head of Wipro Enterprise Futuring.
Wipro Engineering Edge, which was launched in 2022 to advance Wipro’s position as a global engineering services leader, will become a standalone business line. Harmeet Chauhan, who currently leads Wipro Engineering, will become the Global Head of Wipro Engineering Edge.
Wipro Consulting will align Capco, Designit, and Wipro’s Domain and Consulting business under a single banner, driving enhanced best practices and experience sharing between practices in these independent units. Lance Levy, CEO of Capco, and Philippe Dintrans, Global Head of Wipro Domain & Consulting, will continue to lead their businesses in their respective industries under the leadership of CEO Thierry Delaporte. Bringing Designit under this GBL, led by Nicolas Parmaksizian, CEO of Designit, will lead to new opportunities to embed experience innovation capabilities into a broader universe of consulting engagements.
Intuit Announces CFO Succession Plan - Sandeep Singh Aujla to Become CFO; Michelle Clatterbuck Announces Plans to Retire
February 23, 2023, Business Wire
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, named Sandeep Singh Aujla as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 1, 2023.
Aujla has held senior finance positions at Intuit for 7 years and is currently the Senior Vice President of Finance for Intuit’s largest business unit, the Small Business and Self-Employed Group (SBSEG), and for Intuit’s Technology organization.
Michelle Clatterbuck, who has served as CFO since February 2018, plans to step down as CFO on July 31, 2023.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (CSCO) Brenton L. Saunders resigns from Cisco’s Board of Directors
February 21, 2023
On February 21, 2023, in connection with the announcement of his appointment as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Bausch + Lomb Corporation, Brenton L. Saunders notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of his decision to resign from Cisco’s Board of Directors effective February 21, 2023.
Clean Energy Visionary KR Sridhar Joins C3 AI Board of Directors
March 02, 2023, Business Wire
KR Sridhar brings extensive energy industry and sustainability expertise to C3 AI
C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI software application company, today announced Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) Founder, Chairman, and CEO KR Sridhar has joined the C3 AI Board of Directors.
The appointment will further support C3 AI's growing focus on solving critical energy and sustainability challenges for companies through enterprise AI.
Waystar Appoints Missy Miller as Chief Marketing Officer
March 02, 2023, BW
Waystar, a leading provider of healthcare payments software, today announced the promotion of Missy Miller, SVP of Marketing, to the role of Chief Marketing Officer.
Miller’s career spans 16 years in healthcare information technology, specifically in product, commercial and marketing. Prior to Waystar, she served as Chief Growth Officer at a private investment firm where she successfully led strategic initiatives across portfolio companies to drive transformational growth.
Ryan Perera Joins Infinera as Senior Vice President of APAC Sales
March 02, 2023, Globenewswire
Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Ryan Perera has joined Infinera as Senior Vice President of APAC Sales. In this role, Ryan will lead Infinera’s efforts to scale the business and achieve faster-than-market growth across the region, fully leveraging Infinera’s leading suite of optical systems and subsystems capabilities.
Ryan brings over 20 years of industry experience to his new role at Infinera. Prior to Infinera, he served as Ciena’s Vice President of Asia Content & Subsea Networks and India for more than a decade. Prior to Ciena, he held various leadership positions with Nortel Networks in Asia.
ezCater Welcomes Two New Directors to its Board
March 01, 2023, Business Wire
ezCater, the most trusted provider of corporate food solutions, today announced that Laura Born and Beverly K. Carmichael joined the company’s Board of Directors on March 1, 2023.
Born and Carmichael bring decades of leadership experience across technology, e-commerce, restaurants, and finance. With their addition, ezCater’s Board now comprises eight Directors, three of whom are women.
Born has 30 years of experience in providing corporate finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions advice. She spent nearly two decades in investment banking at JP Morgan, where she served as a Managing Director.
Carmichael has more than 25 years of leadership experience in technology, restaurants, airlines, and entertainment. She previously served as the top human resources executive at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Ticketmaster, and Southwest Airlines, and is a licensed attorney specializing in labor and employment law.
Comcast Corporation Names Anand Kini Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy
March 01, 2023, Business Wire
Comcast Corporation today announced that Anand Kini has been named Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy in addition to his position as Chief Financial Officer of NBCUniversal.
In this role, Anand will work across Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky to help drive the company’s global growth strategy.
Anand succeeds Geoff Sands, who will become a senior advisor to the company.
E2open Appoints Jennifer Grafton as General Counsel, Laura Fese to retire after six years at the company
February 28, 2023, Business Wire
E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, announces the appointment of Jennifer Grafton as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, succeeding Laura L. Fese, who is retiring from e2open effective March 1, 2023.
Fese has served as e2open’s executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for six years, overseeing the company’s global legal affairs. She retires after a legal career spanning more than 30 years.
Grafton joined e2open in January 2021 as deputy general counsel at the time of the IPO, leading the company’s public company compliance and governance efforts. Prior to e2open, she served as chief legal officer and chief administrative officer of a $1.4B global publicly traded energy and mining business for over a decade, leading the company’s legal and human resources functions.
WORKIVA promotes Julie Iskow as President and Chief Operating Officer
February 21, 2023, Businesswire
On February 21, 2023, the Company announced that Julie Iskow, the WORKIVA , President and Chief Operating Officer, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective April 1, 2023. Ms. Iskow will continue to serve as President of the Company and as a member of the Board.
Marty Vanderploeg to Serve as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors
Vanderploeg is stepping down as CEO, but will remain with the company in the role of Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors.
MeridianLink, Inc, James K. Lines Resigns from Board of Directors, Mark Sachleben appointed to the Board
February 24, 2023, Marketscreener
James K. Lines notified the Company of his resignation from its Board of Directors and its committees, effective March 1, 2023. Mr. Lines did not resign due to any disagreement with the Company.
Effective upon Mr. Lines’s resignation as a director on March 1, 2023, the Board appointed Mark Sachleben to serve on the Board as a Class II director and member of the audit committee, both effective as of March 1, 2023.
Workday Appoints Sayan Chakraborty to Co-President and Elects Mark Hawkins to Board of Directors
Feb. 27, 2023, SEC
Robynne Sisco also appointed to Vice Chair | Appointments demonstrate company's continued commitment to artificial intelligence and machine learning and financial management momentum
Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced the appointment of Sayan Chakraborty to Co-President, the appointment of Robynne Sisco to Vice Chair, and the election of Mark Hawkins as an independent director of its Board of Directors.
Workday also announced the appointment of Carl Eschenbach to co-CEO to serve alongside Aneel Bhusri through January 2024, at which time Carl is expected to assume sole CEO responsibilities and Aneel will assume a full-time role as executive chair and will remain as chair of the Board of Directors.
Sayan, who holds a seat on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), will continue leading the Product and Technology organization in its ongoing efforts to deliver new solutions that help Workday customers adapt to change at scale.
Robynne Sisco will step down from her role as Co-President and assume the role of Vice Chair, dedicating her focus to supporting Workday’s global sales team as it continues to build on its momentum with the office of the CFO.
Workday also announced the appointment of Mark Hawkins to its board of directors, bringing a record of success helping global brands scale, and further adding to Workday’s bench of financial management expertise. Mark holds nearly four decades of experience at companies including Salesforce, Autodesk, Logitech, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard. Most recently, Mark served as President and Chief Financial Officer at Salesforce from August 2017 to February 2021, before being appointed President and CFO Emeritus, a position he held through November 2021.
TrueCar Announces New Leadership Appointments
February 21, 2023, PRnewswire
Jantoon Reigersman assumes role of Chief Operating Officer
Teresa Luong appointed Chief Financial Officer
Beth Mach moves to Chief Communications Officer
Jay Ku joins TrueCar as Chief Commerce Officer
Jantoon Reigersman, formerly Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is now Chief Operating Officer in a dedicated role. He was appointed to the dual role in February 2022 after joining TrueCar in 2021 as Chief Financial Officer.
Teresa Luong, formerly Senior Vice President of Finance, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Reigersman.
Beth Mach, who has served as the Chief Consumer Officer since October of 2020, has moved into a new position as Chief Communications Officer. In this role, Mach will be responsible for continuing to build brand awareness of the company’s value proposition, cultivate positive reputation and amplify the brand story.
The company announced the hiring of Jay Ku as Chief Commerce Officer, a newly created role in which he will be responsible for improving traffic conversion through consumer traffic, customer acquisition, marketing campaigns, channel diversification, and user segmentation. Ku has extensive experience in full-funnel marketing. He joins TrueCar from Nogin, a tech-enabled marketing and ecommerce agency, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commerce Officer.
Lam Research Corporation Appoints New Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer
On February 21, 2023, Lam Research Corporation announced the appointment of Patrick J. Lord, Ph.D. as its executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective March 1, 2023. Dr. Lord has been serving as the Company’s executive vice president of the Customer Support Business Group and Global Operations since September 2020, and he has held various leadership positions in the Company since its acquisition of Novellus in June 2012. He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Additionally, Christina (Tina) C. Correia was appointed as the Company’s chief accounting officer, effective March 1, 2023. Ms. Correia also serves as the Company’s corporate vice president of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations. She has been serving in various leadership positions in the Company since joining in 2002 and was most recently the corporate vice president of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. She earned her B.S. degree in business administration with emphases in accounting and finance from the University of California at Berkeley and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
ClearSign Technologies Director Resigns, Catharine de Lacy Appointed
Susanne Meline has resigned from the Board of Directors of ClearSign Technologies Corporation, effective immediately prior to the appointment of Catharine de Lacy as a member of the Board on February 21, 2023. Ms. Meline was the chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and the Board's Lead Independent Director. The Board appointed Judith Schrecker as the new Lead Independent Director. Ms. Meline's resignation was not due to any disagreements with the Company.
Catharine de Lacy, an ESG expert with extensive experience, has been appointed to fill the vacancy created by Ms. Meline's resignation and serve as the new Chairperson of the Nominating Committee and member of the Audit Committee.
PureCycle Technologies' Timothy Glockner Board of Director Resigns
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. On February 14, 2023, Timothy Glockner, a Class I director, advised the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of his decision to resign from the Board effective as of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Glockner’s decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or its.
Susan J.S. Taylor Chief Accounting Officer of Meta Resigns
Susan J.S. Taylor has announced her resignation from her position as Chief Accounting Officer of Meta Platforms, Inc., effective after a transition period, citing personal reasons as the cause. The resignation was not due to any disagreements with Meta on its operations, policies or practices.
ScanSource Announces Appointment of Chief Legal Officer
February 23, 2023, BUSINESS WIRE
Shana Cochrane Smith brings more than 20 years of experience to leadership role
ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud, today announced the appointment of Shana Cochrane Smith as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Smith brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate counsel and leadership roles to this position.
As Chief Legal Officer, Smith is responsible for driving ScanSource’s global corporate legal strategy, overseeing all legal aspects of the Company, and ensuring corporate compliance. She is also charged with providing legal counsel and support to the Board of Directors, CEO, and other global senior leadership on behalf of the Company. Smith will report to Mike Baur, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ScanSource, Inc.
Smith most recently served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for NII Holdings, Inc.,
Equilar Appoints Cloud Partnership Veteran Peter MacDonald to Board of Directors
March 02, 2023, Business Wire
Equilar, the leading provider of corporate leadership data solutions, today announced the appointment of Peter MacDonald, a highly seasoned tech executive, to the Equilar board of directors.
He brings a wealth of experience managing cloud partnerships and overseeing business development efforts at top tech companies, including Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, and Microsoft.
MacDonald currently manages cloud partnerships with AWS, Google, and Microsoft, and oversees the corporate business development function at Snowflake. For over a decade prior, MacDonald led business development for Microsoft’s search and advertising business and worked on a number of Microsoft’s mobile initiatives.
Suzy Taps Former Qualtrics Executive, Kimberly Bastoni As New Chief Revenue Officer
March 02, 2023, Business wire
Suzy, a leading end-to-end market research software platform, today announced the hiring of Kimberly Bastoni as its first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
In the CRO role reporting to Founder & CEO, Matt Britton, Kimberly will lead Suzy’s customer acquisition strategy including marketing demand gen, corporate communications and sales, expanding the company’s enterprise footprint both domestically and globally.
Kimberly previously served as Qualtrics XMi Head Of Enterprise Sales helping to lead the company through its IPO process while securing and growing some of the biggest brands in the world.
TrueNorth Welcomes Doug Woolridge as Chief Growth Officer
March 02, 2023, Business wire
TrueNorth, a leading global financial technology services company, announced the addition of Doug Woolridge to the executive team as Chief Growth Officer.
With 25 years of leadership and business transformation experience, Doug brings a wealth of knowledge to the executive team. He has vast experience in fintech, digital banking, payments, and partnerships with industry-leaders EPAM, Cognizant, and Prodigy Ventures. Doug's main mission is to drive growth, innovation, and success for TrueNorth by increasing productivity and revenue.
Digibee Appoints Matt Durham as Head of Market Strategy
March 02, 2023, Business Wire
Digibee, an enterprise integration platform as a service (eiPaaS) company that helps organizations build flexible, highly scalable integration architecture, today announced it appointed Matt Durham as Head of Market Strategy.
Durham will leverage over 25 years of software industry experience and over 20 years of experience in the integration market to enhance awareness of Digibee overall and especially in the U.S. He also will work with customers and prospects to ensure their requirements are met.
Before joining Digibee, Durham held a variety of executive positions at Software AG, SAP, ServiceNow, SUSE and Workato.
Real-Time Analytics Database Company CrateDB Names Lars Färnström as New CEO
March 01, 2023, Business Wire
Lars Färnström has held senior positions at companies such as C3.ai, GoodData, Board International, and Siebel Systems-
CrateDB, the distributed SQL database company enabling data insights at scale, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lars Färnström as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Lars Färnström has more than 25 years of experience in the software industry, where he has held a variety of senior and executive positions in management, sales, marketing, product marketing and program management.
He joins CrateDB from C3.ai where he was responsible for the Nordics, Benelux, and Switzerland.
Quotient Appoints Michael Wargotz to Board of Directors
February 28, 2023, Business Wire
Quotient Technology Inc. (NYSE: QUOT) leading digital promotions and media technology company, today announced that it has appointed Michael Wargotz to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Wargotz is an experienced public company Board member, with more than 30 years of leadership and business development experience, as well as significant finance and investor relations expertise, including audit oversight, financial reporting, and compliance.
Mr. Wargotz fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Matthew O’Grady, who resigned from the Board effective December 31, 2022, and who at the time of his resignation was one of two directors serving on the Board pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement between Quotient and Engaged Capital LLC.
Mr. Wargotz will serve on the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Strategic Committee.
CloudBees Welcomes ThoughtSpot Chief Development Officer Sumeet Arora to Board of Directors
February 28, 2023, Business Wire
CloudBees, the leading software delivery platform for enterprises, today announced the appointment of Sumeet Arora, chief development officer at ThoughtSpot, the leader in AI-powered analytics, to its board of directors.
Securonix Appoints Sanjay Singh as Chief Growth Officer
February 28, 2023, Business Wire
Securonix, Inc., a leader in Next-Gen SIEM, UEBA and SOAR, today announced the appointment of Sanjay Singh as Chief Growth Officer. In this role, Singh will align, operate, and scale Securonix’s global go-to-market functions.
With 25 years of customer-centric leadership at global software and security companies, Singh is a proven builder and executor of strategies that drive revenue and scale businesses. He most recently served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Datto, Inc., a leading global provider of cloud-based software and security solutions, where he helped double the top line revenue to over $700M in three years.
Riskonnect Appoints Marne Martin to its Board of Directors
February 28, 2023, Business Wire
Riskonnect – the leader in integrated risk management (IRM) solutions, today announced the appointment of Marne Martin to its board of directors. Martin was appointed based on her innovative, energetic, and global experience transforming businesses through technology, her vast knowledge of the software industry, and hands-on style of partnership.
Martin has more than 25 years of experience leading technology companies, ranging from small startups to large global corporations. She is currently the chief strategy officer and president of IFS, where she has driven over 1,500% growth in software revenue.
Former Microsoft Executive Nancie Williams Joins Red Sift as Senior Vice President of North America and Asia-Pacific
February 28, 2023, Business Wire
Red Sift, the leading Digital Resilience Platform enabling organizations to see, solve, and secure vulnerabilities in their attack surface, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Nancie Williams to Senior Vice President of North America and Asia-Pacific.
Williams joins Red Sift with over 20 years of experience in senior sales and business development roles at both startups and household names such as Microsoft and GE Digital. At Microsoft she managed a variety of teams, from enterprise accounts to SMB, in both the US, EMEA and Asia.
Sangoma Announces Leadership Changes
February 27, 2023, Globenewswire
Sangoma Technologies Corporation, a trusted leader in delivering cloud-based Communications as a Service solution for companies of all sizes, today announced that its Board of Directors had appointed Norman Worthington, Chair of the Company’s Board, as Interim Executive Chairman, effective immediately.
Mr. Worthington succeeds Bill Wignall, who is no longer with the Company. The Board will immediately begin a search for a permanent CEO.
With Mr. Worthington taking on an executive role, the Board has also appointed Allan Brett to serve as lead independent director. In addition to Bill Wignall departing as President, CEO and director, David Moore has departed as EVP, Corporate Development with immediate effect.
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. Appoints Jeffery Tolnar as Interim Chief Executive Officer
February 27, 2023, Globenewswire
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLS), a leading provider of electrical balance of system (“EBOS”) solutions for solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Jeffery Tolnar, President, to Interim Chief Executive Officer upon the departure of Chief Executive Officer Jason Whitaker, as previously communicated.
Mr. Tolnar will succeed Mr. Whitaker in an interim role. Following the completion of an extensive search and vetting process, Shoals’ Board of Directors intends to identify a permanent Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Tolnar was appointed President of Shoals after successfully launching the Company’s eMobility business unit. As President and Interim CEO, Mr. Tolnar will continue to be responsible for leading the Company’s growth, operational excellence, technology development and product innovation.
Proofpoint Announces CFO Transition- Rémi Thomas succeeds Paul Auvil as chief financial officer, bringing over 30 years’ experience across the technology sector
February 22, 2023, Globenewswire
Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced that Rémi Thomas has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Paul Auvil, who is stepping down as CFO of Proofpoint after having served in the role for the past 16 years.
Rémi Thomas joins Proofpoint from Extreme Networks, where he was the chief financial officer. He brings over 30 years of global experience, with demonstrated leadership across all finance functions for both large and small technology organizations, as well as strong credibility with the investor and financial analyst community.
Paul Auvil departs, having made significant contributions, including guiding Proofpoint through a successful IPO in 2012, scaling the business to over $1 billion in revenue, and taking the company private through its acquisition by Thoma Bravo in 2021, its largest take private deal to date.
Infinidat Names Steve Sullivan as Chief Revenue Officer
February 22, 2023, Globenewswire
Infinidat, a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced the promotion of Steve Sullivan to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
Sullivan previously held the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager, Americas, where he demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and sales acumen.
Daniela Rus Elected to Board of Directors of Symbotic
March 02, 2023, Globenewswire
Symbotic Inc. (Nasdaq: SYM), a leader in A.I.-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, announced the election of Daniela Rus to the Symbotic Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2023.
Rus was elected to the Symbotic Board at the company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders held today. She currently serves as the Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science;
Other members of the Symbotic Board of Directors re-elected at today’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders are Richard Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Symbotic, Rollin Ford, Charles Kane, Todd Krasnow, Vikas Parekh and Merline Saintil.
VidMob Realigns Executive Team with Focus on Client-Centricity
February 28, 2023, Globenewswire
Mickey Alon joins as Chief Product & Technology Officer, Jill Gray Named EVP Marketing & Enablement, and Co-Founder Jason Donnell Elevated to President
VidMob, creator of the industry-leading Intelligent Creative platform, today announced changes that focus the executive team on strategic growth through client centricity.
Outbrain Adds Technology Executive Nithya B. Das to Board of Directors
February 28, 2023, Globenewswire
Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ: OB), a leading recommendation platform for the open web, today announced the addition of Nithya B. Das to its Board of Directors.
Over the last three years, Das has served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer at Olo (NYSE: OLO), a leading open SaaS platform for restaurants.
Das joined Olo in 2019 as General Counsel, became Chief Legal Officer in November 2020, and moved into the Chief Operating Officer role in January 2022 to oversee the company’s primary corporate operations including legal, people and culture, strategy and operations, corporate development, and partner ecosystem teams. Das will be stepping down from her position at Olo effective March 31, 2023.
CrunchTime Appoints John Raguin as Chief Executive Officer
February 28, 2023, Globenewswire
CrunchTime, the leading provider of operations management solutions for the restaurant industry, today announced the appointment of John Raguin as Chief Executive Officer.
Raguin brings deep software industry, international business, and leadership experience to CrunchTime to help further scale the company in its next phase of growth.
He was CEO and co-founder at Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE), and has held executive roles in marketing, sales, and product management at other publicly listed, early stage, and high-growth companies including Ariba and Seismic. Raguin has been a member of CrunchTime’s board of directors for the past three years.
Wish Appoints Joe Yan into Permanent CEO Position
February 23, 2023, Globenewswire
ContextLogic Inc. (NASDAQ: WISH), one of the world’s largest mobile ecommerce platforms, today announced that Interim CEO Joe Yan has been appointed the permanent Chief Executive Officer of Wish, effective February 21, 2023. Mr. Yan, who has been serving as Interim CEO since September 2022, has also been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Wish also announced today that it has named Mauricio Monico as its new Chief Product Officer to lead the entire product organization at Wish. Mr. Monico joined Wish in December 2021 as VP of Merchant & Logistics, Product before being appointed as Chief Merchant Officer, Product in August 2022. He is an accomplished product leader who has over 17 years of experience at Google, Facebook, eBay, and Microsoft.
Wish’s Interim Chief Technology Officer, Jerry Louis, will also step into the role on a permanent basis, effective immediately.
Enthusiast Gaming Names Nick Brien as Chief Executive Officer
March 01, 2023, Globenewswire
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:EGLX; TSX:EGLX), an integrated gaming entertainment company, is pleased to announce that Nick Brien has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer to lead its global operations. Brien will be based in Los Angeles.
Most recently, Brien was the CEO of Amobee, one of the world’s leading ad tech companies. Prior to Amobee, Brien was the Americas CEO of Dentsu, one of the world’s largest advertising, media, and digital marketing networks, serving global marketers, such as Microsoft, General Motors, P&G, American Express, ABI, Heineken and Intel.
Adrian Montgomery, who has served as CEO of Enthusiast Gaming since 2019, will move to Chair the Board of Directors as part of a previously announced transition plan.
Magnite Appoints David Buonasera to Chief Technology Officer
February 28, 2023, Globenewswire
Ad Tech Veteran and SpringServe CTO Assumes Top Tech Role
Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI), the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform, today announced the appointment of David Buonasera as its Chief Technology Officer.
Buonasera joined Magnite in 2021 when the company acquired SpringServe, the video ad serving platform he co-founded.
Most recently, Buonasera has led Magnite’s engineering efforts for CTV and served as a member of the company’s Office of the CTO. In his new role, he will oversee Magnite’s global technology organization, platforms, and infrastructure, reporting to its President and CEO, Michael Barrett.
Xylem Appoints Earl Ellis to Board of Directors
February 28, 2023, Business Wire
Xylem (NYSE: XYL), a global water technology leader, today announced that Earl Ellis has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective March 9, 2023.
Mr. Ellis currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM), a leading facility services company with approximately $8 billion in annual revenue. In addition to his role at ABM, Ellis brings 25 years of experience from across the finance function in large, publicly traded companies. He most recently spent four years at Best Buy, initially as Chief Financial Officer of Best Buy Canada and later as Senior Vice President of Finance in the U.S., overseeing all revenue-generating channels.
Rootstock Software® Names Joe Massa as Chief Revenue Officer - Experienced SaaS Executive to Scale Company for Growth and Drive Global Revenue
February 23, 2023, BUSINESS WIRE
Rootstock Software, provider of the #1 Manufacturing ERP on the Salesforce Platform, today announced the appointment of Joe Massa to the position of Chief Revenue Officer.
In this role, Massa will be responsible for global revenue and will help Rootstock expand its sales organization, using a focused approach that starts in geographies, such as North America, Europe, and Japan—areas where Rootstock already has a strong customer base.
Prior to Rootstock, Massa was the VP of Sales in the Americas for Loftware, a supply chain labeling software company.
INSA Names Todd Probert to its Board of Directors
February 23, 2023, BUSINESS WIRE
CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) named Todd Probert, CACI President of National Security and Innovative Solutions, to its Board of Directors.
Probert will serve a three-year term, effective January 1, 2023.
INSA is the leading nonpartisan, nonprofit forum for driving public-private partnerships to advance intelligence and national security priorities. INSA strives to identify, develop, and promote collaborative approaches to national security challenges. It has more than 160 organizations in its membership and has extensive participation from leaders and senior executives in the public, private, and academic sectors.
Led by Chairwoman Letitia A. Long, the INSA Board of Directors provides strategic and business oversight for INSA operations and planning.
Bandwidth Inc. (BAND) Appoints Devin M. Krupka, Bandwidth’s Controller, as Bandwidth’s principal accounting officer.
February 21, 2023, SEC
On February 21, 2023, the board of directors of Bandwidth appointed Devin M. Krupka, Bandwidth’s Controller, as Bandwidth’s principal accounting officer.
Daryl E. Raiford, who had previously been designated as Bandwidth’s principal accounting officer, will continue in his role as Bandwidth’s Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer.
Mr. Krupka, , joined Bandwidth in August 2016 and served in various internal audit and accounting roles until March 2022, when he was named as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller.
Rogers Corporation Announces Agreement with Starboard Value
February 27, 2023
Two Highly Qualified Independent Directors Have Joined the Board
Rogers Continues to Build Strong Momentum for Business with Support of Shareholders
Chandler, Arizona – February 27, 2023 – Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Starboard Value LP regarding the composition of Rogers’ Board of Directors (the “Board’), among other things. Starboard is an investment firm that owns approximately 6.5% of Rogers’ outstanding common stock.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Rogers has appointed to the Board Anne K. Roby, former Executive Vice President at Linde plc., and Armand F. Lauzon, Jr., former President and Chief Executive Officer at C&D Technologies, Inc., as new independent directors. Upon completion of the Annual Meeting, the Board will be composed of nine members, eight of whom are independent.
Splunk Appoints Brian Roberts as Chief Financial Officer
January 23, 2023 BUSINESS WIRE
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the data platform leader for security and observability, today announced Brian Roberts has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. Roberts will report to Splunk CEO, Gary Steele.
Roberts brings 30 years of financial expertise, including at some of the most recognized brands in the technology and consumer industries such as Lyft, Microsoft and Walmart.
Roberts served as CFO for Ozone Networks, Inc. (d/b/a OpenSea) from 2021 to 2022 as well as CFO of Lyft, Inc. from 2014 to 2021.
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (RAMP) CFO Resign
February 15, 2023
On February 15, 2023, Warren C. Jenson, currently the President, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Managing Director of International of LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. notified the Company that he will resign from those positions and terminate his employment with the Company effective as of April 14, 2023 to pursue other opportunities.
The Company has retained a global executive search firm to assist in the search for its next principal financial officer.
Mr. Jenson has agreed to provide consulting services on a limited basis to the Company until March 31, 2024.
On February 21, 2023, the Company announced that Lauren Dillard, the current Senior Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, will serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of the Termination Date. She will retain her present title and continue to serve in her present position during her tenure as the interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. As interim Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Dillard will be the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer.