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BlackLine appoints Sumit Johar as CIO
Prior to BlackLine, Johar served as CIO at Automation Anywhere
BlackLine appoints Sumit Johar as CIO / Image: BlackLine
BlackLine, a Los Angeles-based software company, has appointed Sumit Johar as chief information officer (CIO).
Johar, a veteran in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and the intelligent automation industry, will oversee information technology and information security globally for the digital finance transformation leader, according to a statement by the company.
“Sumit’s extensive SaaS and intelligent automation experience, coupled with his deep knowledge of emerging technology and AI, aligns perfectly with our vision and will prove invaluable in fostering innovation and bringing a competitive edge to our global business operations,” said co-CEO Therese Tucker, whom Johar will report to.
“With Sumit on the executive leadership team, we are poised to advance and accelerate our own digital transformation and scale operations, so we remain best equipped to deliver on our mission as the premier accounting and finance platform for the Office of the CFO,” she added.
Johar comes with more than 20 years of enterprise cloud experience, spanning applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data governance and engineering, and automation.
He most recently served as CIO at Automation Anywhere, a leading provider of AI-powered intelligent automation solutions. Before that, he worked at enterprise mobile security provider MobileIron, where he reduced operational costs in two years while making room for digital transformation initiatives, the statement added.
Johar also led enterprise applications at TIBCO Software for 10 years, along with holding management-level consulting and engineering positions at Wipro and Infosys.
“Generative AI and other emerging technologies have put fuel on the fire for IT innovation, creating endless opportunities for CIOs to transform business operations,” said Johar.
Commenting on his appointment, he added, “I look forward to taking BlackLine’s IT infrastructure, business intelligence, and business applications to the next level with leading-edge AI and automation technologies that will enable our global workforce to perform at an even higher level, ultimately supporting BlackLine’s leadership in the digital finance transformation market.”
He holds a B.tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India.
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