Workday Appoints Chief Information Officer
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Diana McKenzie, Previously Senior Vice President and CIO of Amgen, Joins Workday
Leadership Team
PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 3, 2016) - Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a
leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources has
appointed Diana McKenzie as the company's chief information officer (CIO).
Reporting directly to Co-President Mark Peek, Diana will have global
responsibility for Workday's information services organization.
Prior to joining Workday, Diana was senior vice president and CIO at Amgen,
where she spent 12 years applying leading-edge analytics and information
technology (IT) to continually drive competitive advantage for the company.
Preceding Amgen, Diana served in a variety of IT leadership roles at Eli Lilly
and Company.
During her nearly three decades of experience, Diana has been an active leader
in various trade, technology, and governmental organizations and in 2015, was
recognized as one of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology" by the
National Diversity Council. Diana holds a bachelor's degree in computer
information systems from Purdue University.
Comments on the News
"In my experience, nothing is more rewarding than accelerating business growth
by evolving the ways an organization can take advantage of new technologies to
unlock the potential in people and data," said Diana McKenzie, chief information
officer, Workday. "I'm delighted to join a company that believes technology is
the foundation for business growth. Workday continually proves this with best-
in-class finance and HR applications that work the way people want to work and
deliver the knowledge they need to move the business forward."
"As a leader in enterprise software, we are always raising the bar on our
internal use of technology to further optimize every corner of our business and
arm our people with tools and insights to be even more productive," said Mark
Peek, co-president, Workday. "With the addition of a CIO of Diana's caliber to
the leadership team, we will continue to build on this success. Her passion for
developing teams and driving companies forward with technology will help us move
through our next phase of growth."
About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and
human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human
capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world's largest
companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. More than 1,000
organizations, ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises,
have selected Workday.
© 2016. Workday, Inc. All rights reserved. Workday and the Workday logo are
registered trademarks of Workday, Inc. All other brand and product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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