Big Data Career Notes
New Appointments and Promotions
Ruth Suehle
The Apache Software Foundation has appointed Ruth Suehle as its new president. Suehle will take over from David Nalley at the head of the open source incubator, which organizes 8,500 committers across 300 projects. She has served as the ASF’s executive vice president since 2020 and will continue in her day job as director of open source at SAS, where she is leading the creation of its first open source program office (OSPO).
[Ruth Suehle]
Suehle has extensive experience in the open source community, having served on the Open@RIT advisory board, worked at Red Hat for 15 years, including in its OSPO, and held positions on the governing board and technical steering committee of Open 3D Foundation (O3DF). She is excited to lead the ASF into the future and believes that open source software has the power to drive innovation and collaboration.
Louis Landry
Teradata has appointed Louis Landry as its next CTO. Landry has been with the data warehousing and analytics vendor for more than a decade, most recently as head of the company’s Technology and Innovation Office, where he led advanced research and development for Teradata. He replaces Stephen Brobst, who was CTO at Teradata for 25 years and is now the CTO of Ab Initio Software.
[Louis Landry]
Landry has held various positions at tech firms, including MicroStrategy, Sears Holdings, and eBay, where he led the development of an analytics platform for top sellers and an internal analytics-as-a-service project focused on making the company more data-driven. He is excited to drive continued advancements for Teradata’s open and connected platform, bringing the next generation of AI-driven value to customers.
Ashley Puls
Observability software vendor New Relic has promoted Ashley Puls to the position of chief architect, where she will oversee the reliability and architecture of the company’s Intelligent Observability Platform.
[Ashley Puls]
Puls has over 15 years of engineering experience and has held various positions at New Relic, including software engineer, staff engineer, architect, and senior director. She has been instrumental in improving New Relic’s reliability by over 50% and is excited to lead the company’s architecture team in driving innovation and customer success.
Tom Lantzsch
Cerebras Systems has appointed Tom Lantzsch as its new CEO. Lantzsch has extensive experience in the tech industry, having held positions at ARM, where he was executive vice president of strategy, and as CEO of StarCore.
[Tom Lantzsch]
Lantzsch has a strong track record of driving innovation and growth in the tech industry and is excited to lead Cerebras Systems in its mission to revolutionize AI compute. He believes that Cerebras has the potential to transform the pace and innovation of AI workloads and is committed to contributing to its continued success.
John Colson
ThoughtSpot has appointed John Colson to the role of senior vice president of North American sales. Colson joins ThoughtSpot from Salesforce, where he oversaw CRM Analytics, Tableau, and Einstein Analytics.
[John Colson]
Colson has extensive experience in sales and leadership, having held various positions at Salesforce and other tech firms. He is excited to build and nurture a team at ThoughtSpot that is committed to driving success for customers and the organization.
Ellen Ochoa
Nvidia has named Ellen Ochoa to its board of directors. Ochoa is a trailblazing astronaut and former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
[Ellen Ochoa]
Ochoa is a strong advocate for STEM education and has a deep understanding of the importance of data and analytics in driving innovation and decision-making. She is excited to bring her expertise to Nvidia’s board and contribute to its mission to build the future of computing and AI.
Catherine Williams
Candid, a nonprofit organization that provides data and insights into the spending of other nonprofits, has appointed Catherine Williams as its first chief data officer. Williams joins Candid from Qualtrics, where she was vice president of data and artificial intelligence.
[Catherine Williams]
Williams has extensive experience in data and analytics, having held various positions at Qualtrics and other tech firms. She is excited to lead Candid’s data strategy and create a stronger sector for all by promoting data-driven decision making and transparency.
Conclusion
These appointments and promotions demonstrate the growing importance of data and analytics in various industries. From open source software to data warehousing and analytics, these leaders are driving innovation and collaboration to shape the future of technology.
