Peakon Welcomes Sohaib Abbasi as Chairman of the Board
Former Informatica CEO, Oracle Executive Brings Technology and Leadership Experience to Peakon Board As Chairman
A technology industry veteran, Sohaib brings a wealth of experience to Peakon, including more than a decade as CEO of Informatica – a software company which grew five-fold during his tenure. Sohaib currently serves on the boards of McAfee, Nutanix and StreamSets.
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Commenting on his appointment, Sohaib Abbasi said: “Over the past 6 years, Peakon has established itself as a top leader in the employee engagement software category.
“Peakon is well-positioned for sustained growth as organizations increasingly focus on employees to attain their potential. I’m excited to join the board of directors as Peakon pursues its promising opportunity to help shape the future of work, and the workplace,” he added.
Peakon CEO and co-founder Phil Chambers said: “I am delighted to welcome Sohaib as Chairman of the Peakon board. His experience and knowledge of the technology space will prove invaluable to us as we march ahead with our ambitious growth plans, and continue on our mission to make work work for people.”
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Sohaib served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Informatica from 2004 to 2015. Under his leadership, Informatica grew five-fold to $1 billion. Software revenue from new products grew by a 10-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50% and established Informatica as the number one independent leader in data integration, data quality, MDM and cloud data integration.