- Enterprise cloud data management leader Informatica announced it has named Amit Walia as the company CEO
Enterprise cloud data management leader Informatica announced that its board of directors has named Amit Walia as chief executive officer. Walia is succeeding Anil Chakravarthy — who is stepping down from the role of CEO after leading the company during a period of meaningful transition and growth to pursue other opportunities.
“Informatica is demonstrating impressive growth as it focuses on cloud-first innovation and works with its leading ecosystem partners to empower customers to accelerate their data-driven, A.I. enabled transition to cloud,” commented Brian Ruder, co-head of technology and partner at Permira and Informatica Board member. “Amit has a strong track record of driving operational and strategic success across leading global organizations, and we’re delighted to have him at the helm for Informatica’s next chapter. We thank Anil for his outstanding leadership during his time as CEO, and believe the company is incredibly well-positioned as it enters its next phase of growth.”
Previously, Walia served as Informatica’s President of Products and Marketing and he was part of the leadership team since joining the company in 2013. Since then, Informatica went through a substantial transformation as it entered new markets and launched Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services while deepening strategic partnerships with ecosystem providers like AWS, Microsoft, and GCP. Plus the company also made its entire portfolio available by subscription.
“Since joining Informatica almost seven years ago, Amit has led the Company’s product organization and ecosystem strategy, delivering unique products and solutions to extend Informatica’s leadership in core markets while establishing its leadership in new areas of Enterprise Cloud Data Management,” said Bruce Chizen, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Informatica. “Importantly, Amit is passionate about building people-driven, customer-centric organizations, and I am confident Informatica will continue to thrive under his direction as CEO. On behalf of the entire Board, I want to express our deep appreciation to Anil for his many contributions. We wish him well in his next chapter.”
While working as the President of Products and Marketing, Walia was responsible for Informatica’s product strategy, strategic ecosystems strategy, and global marketing function. Before that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at the company, where he spearheaded the Enterprise Cloud Data Management market (Data Integration, iPaaS, Data Quality, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Enterprise Data Catalog, and Data Privacy).
Walia also has leadership experience at positions at Symantec, Intuit, and McKinsey & Company. And he also spent part of his career working for Tata Group and Infosys Technologies in India.
“I am honored to serve as CEO during this extraordinary era of digital transformation, as Informatica is perfectly positioned to capitalize on this shift and help customers unleash the power of data. We are privileged to have a great customer base, an amazing team of employees across the globe, and a unique leadership position in all the markets where we compete. I look forward to working closely with the Company’s Board and leadership team to continue building upon the exceptional transformation we have executed over the past few years and scale a long-term innovation-driven organization. Our best days are truly ahead of us,” added Walia.
Informatica also announced that Tracey Newell will have an expanded role from President of Global Field Operations to President of Global Field and Marketing Operations. This is bringing the company’s customer-facing go-to-market functions under one organization in order to deliver a remarkable end-to-end customer experience.
In this expanded role, Newell will also oversee the company brand, digital, field, and portfolio marketing initiatives. Before joining Informatica in 2018, Newell served as Executive Vice President of Global Field Operations and Customer Success at Proofpoint. And she held senior leadership positions at Polycom, Juniper Networks, and Cisco.
Informatica’s Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Vineet Walia was promoted to Executive Vice President. Walia is going to continue to work closely with the board and leadership team to develop Informatica’s strategy, ensure execution of critical initiatives, and drive value creation. Before joining Informatica in 2017, Walia served as Vice President, Global Sales Strategy, Transformation and Programs at HPE and Corporate Vice President and Head of Corporate Strategy at Juniper Networks. Prior to those roles, he served as Senior Principal at Mercer.
“Informatica is on an exciting trajectory, with expanded product capabilities and the right foundational business model to bring its customers the latest innovations in enterprise cloud data management and accelerate their cloud modernization journeys,” explained Geoff McKay, Managing Director at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Informatica Board member. “Amit has been instrumental to Informatica’s recent success and we look forward to supporting Amit, Tracey, Vineet and the broader management team as they build on this momentum and continue to drive Informatica’s progress and performance.”
