CA Technologies announces executive changes
New York, USA, May 15, 2014: CA Technologies has announced the appointment of Amit Chatterjee as executive vice president, Enterprise Solutions and Technology Group, effective immediately.
Chatterjee will have overall responsibility for strategy and execution across the full portfolio of Enterprise businesses, from development to commercialization. In addition, Chief Technology Officer John Michelsen will now report directly to Chief Executive Officer Mike Gregoire. Peter Griffiths, who served as executive vice president, Enterprise Solutions and Technology Group since 2011, will leave the company to pursue other interests.
“I would like to thank Peter for his many contributions to CA over the last three years and wish him well in his future endeavors,” said Gregoire.
Chatterjee brings a 20-year track record of success in technology and software at both high-growth start-ups and global multinationals. Fortune Magazine named him “Top 40 Under 40” in 2010, and Ernst & Young named him as “Entrepreneur of the Year – Venture Capital” in 2011. He will be based at CA’s Silicon Valley Technology Center in Santa Clara, California
“Amit is a successful innovator, business builder and team leader, and I am excited to have attracted an executive with his unique experience and capabilities to our company,” said Gregoire. “His proven ability to connect innovation to opportunity and develop differentiated solutions is exactly what we need to further strengthen our portfolio, serve our customers and drive our continued success.”
Among his many accomplishments, Chatterjee was the founder and CEO of Hara, a cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service company that provides enterprises with the data and information they need to manage energy consumption. He also held senior executive positions at SAP, including senior vice president, Business User Development, and has provided management counsel to high-tech and early-stage companies while at McKinsey. Mr. Chatterjee is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University.
“This is an exciting time to join CA,” said Chatterjee. “Enterprises of all sizes are undergoing enormous change as the application economy upends business models and opens new opportunity for growth. At CA, we are harnessing the power of our know-how and technology to deliver the software and solutions our customers need to fuel their growth. I look forward to working with Mike and the team to contribute to CA’s future success.”
