Days after reporting a 10% drop in total annual revenues, and an 8% fall in annual recurring revenues, information management and AI data services provider OpenText has fired its long-term CEO.
The company has seen its sales in the $5 billion ball park zone for some time, and the board obviously wants to see rapid growth in the AI era.
Mark Barrenechea has therefore lost his position as CEO, chief technology officer, and vice chairman of the board. James McGourlay, previously executive vice president, international sales, has been named as interim CEO while the firm looks for a permanent replacement.
McGourlay has been with the company for more than 25 years and has held senior roles in sales, customer operations, IT, technical support, product support and special projects.
OpenText says it will continue to explore “portfolio-shaping” acquisition opportunities that “enhance focus” on the company's core information management for AI business. It also wants to “redeploy capital from non-core assets”, so sell-offs are coming too.
Savinay Berry, another OpenText veteran, has been named as the company’s new chief technology officer.
-Telefónica Tech UK and Ireland has named Martyn Bullerwell as its new CEO, replacing Mark Gorton. Bullerwell joined the group following the 2022 acquisition of Incremental Group, which had itself acquired data analytics consultancy Adatis a year earlier.
Bullerwell was both director and co-founder of Adatis, and post-acquisition has served as vice president of the Data & AI Practice.
The appointment follows the decision by Mark Gorton to step down as CEO after six years with Telefónica Tech UK&I. He initially joined as vice president of sales and marketing, before taking the helm three years ago.
-Epicor, a global specialist in industry-specific enterprise software, has announced the appointment of Kerrie Jordan as chief marketing officer.
Since 2023, Jordan has served as group vice president of product management and ISV partner programmes at Epicor, where she drove the company’s Cognitive ERP roadmap, an AI-driven approach that “transforms ERP from a system of record to a system of action and insight”, said the provider.
Prior to Epicor, Jordan held product marketing leadership roles at Oracle.
-Aqilla, an intelligent cloud-native accounting and reporting application company, has promoted Chris Tredwell to chief operating officer and appointed him to the company’s newly restructured board.
Tredwell, previously chief sales officer, will focus on driving business growth by building on core strengths and identifying opportunities for improvement across all operational areas, including direct sales, partner relations, and marketing. He will also champion consistent communication of Aqilla’s brand, while improving brand reach and visibility.
-NTT DATA UK and Ireland has named Bhushan Patil as its new head of telecom, media and technology (TMT) business.
Patil joins as NTT DATA steps up its investment in the TMT practice, with a renewed focus on strategic hires and increased market presence. His appointment marks a push to engage more directly with clients on critical transformation challenges, from modernising legacy infrastructure to managing AI adoption and shifting to cloud-native networks.
-BCN, the international provider of managed technology solutions, has appointed Chris Alberding as chief product officer, a newly established executive leadership role.
BCN supports thousands of business customers and works with hundreds of network and technology providers to deliver fully managed, custom-built network solutions.
With more than 25 years of experience in the communications and IT services industry, Alberding has held leadership roles in product management, marketing, sales operations, and business planning at companies including Windstream, Global Capacity, EarthLink Business, FairPoint Communications, AT&T, and the US Marine Corps.
“The addition of a chief product officer marks a pivotal advancement in our leadership structure which will further facilitate our continued growth,” said Julian Jacquez, president and COO. “Our service and solution portfolio plays a critical role in the value we deliver to our partners and customers. Chris brings the leadership and vision needed to take that portfolio to the next level, with innovation and customer experience at the core of everything we do.”
-Panasonic Connect has announced that president and CEO Yasuyuki Higuchi will resign from his position on 31 March, 2026, and will assume the role of senior executive advisor.
Since taking office in 2017, Higuchi has led various transformations, including business and cultural reforms. Panasonic Connect achieved its highest-ever profits in the fiscal year 2025.
Ken Sain will succeed him as president and CEO. Additionally, Sain will continue to serve in his current role as CEO of Panasonic Avionics.
-TurinTech, a player in agentic code platforms, says Michael Parker has joined as vice president of engineering. A veteran in developer tooling and platform engineering, Parker brings decades of experience building scalable systems and leading global teams, including at Docker, where he helped modernise the company’s cloud platform and developer experience.
Parker joins TurinTech as it prepares to launch its Artemis technology more broadly, “bringing agentic AI into the heart of the developer experience”, from planning to production.
Built around an “outcome-first approach”, Artemis helps teams guide and validate AI contributions, align work to their goals, and “improve code with confidence”.
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