What Happened?
Waterloo, ON-based OpenText Promoted Mark Barrenechea as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
OpenText, The Information Company™, a market leader in Enterprise Information Management software and solutions, enables intelligent and connected enterprises by managing, leveraging, securing and gaining insight into enterprise information, on-premises or in the cloud.
About the Person
Mark J. Barrenechea joined OpenText as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2012, and also serves as a member of the Board. As CEO of Canada`s largest software company, Mr. Barrenechea oversees the strategic direction of the organization and upholds the company`s position at the forefront of the industry. Under his direction, the company has grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions, into a $1.85 billion technology company. His unwavering commitment to innovation and results, combined with a dedication to customers` needs, led him to successfully realign the company`s products, transforming OpenText into an Enterprise Information Management leader. A prominent thought leader, Mr. Barrenechea has capitalized on his extensive experience in information technology to formulate his vision to enable the digital world to help organizations simplify, transform, and accelerate their business for success. This concept forms the foundation for his most recent book, Digital: Disrupt or Die. Before joining OpenText, Mr. Barrenechea was President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Graphics International Corporation (SGI), where he also served as a member of the Board. A pioneer of Technical Computing, Mr. Barrenechea defined and distinguished the new Market from Business Computing and established SGI as one of its leaders. During his time at SGI, he led the company`s strategy and execution. His role included transformative acquisition of assets as well as penetrating diverse new Markets and geographic regions. Prior to SGI, Mr. Barrenechea served as Executive Vice President and CTO for CA, Inc. (CA), (formerly Computer Associates International, Inc.) and, as a member of the executive management team. Mr. Barrenechea was also Senior Vice President of Applications Development at Oracle Corporation, responsible for managing a multi-thousand member global team. Additionally, Mr. Barrenechea was a member of the executive management team. He has also served in a number of other positions including, Vice President of Development at Scopus, a software applications company, and Vice President of Development at Tesseract, where he was responsible for reshaping the company`s line of CRM and human capital management software. Mr. Barrenechea has received many accolades over the years. In 2011, the San Francisco Business Times named him the 2011 Best Large Company CEO. Most recently, he was named the 2015 Results-Oriented CEO of the year by the CEO World Awards. The prestigious award recognizes Mr. Barrenechea`s leadership and innovation in attaining results for the company and its customers. In addition, Mr. Barrenechea has authored several books including Digital: Disrupt or Die, eGovernment or Out of Government, Enterprise Information Management: The Next Generation of Enterprise Software, Software Rules and e-Business or out of Business. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Saint Michael`s College. Mr. Barrenechea currently serves as a member of the Board and Audit Committee of Dick`s Sporting Goods.
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