Big Data Career Notes: June 2025 Edition
Emma McGrattan
Actian has promoted longtime Ingres engineer Emma McGrattan into the role of chief technology officer. As CTO, McGrattan will lead the entire company’s technology strategy, including its product development and research agenda.
McGrattan has been with the Actian organization for more than 32 years. A graduate of Dublin City University with an electronic engineering degree, she started her Actian career as a software engineer with ASK Group, the company that developed the Ingres relational database. Computer Associates bought ASK in 1994, and she stuck with the Ingres group in 2005, when CA spun it out into a new company called Ingres Corp. She stuck with the group again in 2011, when Ingres Corp. became Actian.
During her 32-year ascent from associate engineer, McGrattan architected the company’s core analytics, data integration, and data management solutions, Actian says. "McGrattan’s technical vision has shaped Actian’s evolution from her early engineering roles through successive leadership positions," it states.
"Customers tell us their biggest concerns for AI initiatives are data quality and compliance, which is prompting organizations to rethink their traditional data strategies," McGrattan says in a press release. "As CTO, I am focused on shaping Actian’s products to help customers easily access data and determine if it is fit for purpose by strengthening data governance, enhancing data quality, and ensuring data trustworthiness."
Scott Lewis and Matthew Lane
Ataccama made two executive appointments this month, including promoting Scott Lewis from senior VP of customers to chief customer officer (CCO), and promoting Matthew Lane from senior VP of global sales to chief revenue officer (CRO). The company, which develops data quality and data governance tools, is counting on both appointments to help drive sales in the age of AI.
Suresh Seshadri, Anand Mehta, and Simon Quinton
Fivetran announced three new executive roles at the company this month, including the appointment of Suresh Seshadri as chief financial officer (CFO), Anand Mehta as chief people officer (CPO), and Simon Quinton as general manager for EMEA.
Seshadri arrives at the ELT services vendor from OpenGov, where he was the CFO. Prior to OpenGov, Seshadri had roles at Freshworks, AppDynamics, VMware, and Microsoft. Mehta joins Fivetran from ID.me and Compass. Quinton joins with more than 20 years of experience at companies like Salesforce, Infor, and SAP.
"Strengthening our leadership team is key to accelerating innovation and delivering exceptional value to our customers," Fivetran CEO George Fraser said in a press release. "These accomplished leaders bring unique expertise and perspectives that will be pivotal in driving the next phase of our growth and success."
Brad Roberts
ThoughtSpot has hired Brad Roberts to be its new chief financial officer. The BI and analytics company is counting on Roberts’ 30-plus years of experience to help it drive financial growth under Ketan Karkhanis, who was named ThoughtSpot’s new CEO back in September 2024.
Conclusion
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