KYRIBA ENTERS NEW ERA OF INNOVATION, GROWTH WITH CHAIR & CEO HIRING

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 (Bernama) -- Kyriba, the global leader of cloud-based finance and liquidity solutions, has appointed Melissa Di Donato as Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

According to a statement, Di Donato will succeed Jean-Luc Robert, who is stepping down as CEO and will join the company’s Board of Directors.

“We have redefined the treasury software industry and are now at the cusp of an exciting inflection point. Melissa is a proven leader with the strategic acumen needed to expand our market leadership and I have every confidence in her ability to lead Kyriba in this new chapter,” said Robert.

Meanwhile, Di Donato said: “I am honoured to join Kyriba and build upon its unmatched heritage in treasury management. Together with this exceptional team, we will capitalise on the enormous opportunities before us to deliver greater value and meet our customers’ end-to-end needs in enterprise liquidity management.”

Di Donato joins Kyriba from open source innovator SUSE where, as the first female CEO, she spearheaded unprecedented growth, including two strategic acquisitions and a multi-billion-euro initial public offering (IPO) debut on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Her track record of success also includes senior executive roles at SAP, Salesforce, IBM, and Oracle. Known for her commitment to customers, people, and inclusive leadership, she will bring her expansive industry experience and bold vision to lead Kyriba into a new era of growth.

In addition to her role at Kyriba, she brings valuable experience from serving on the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, and as a Non-Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Europe Limited.

Committed to empowering young women, Di Donato is the co-founder of Inner Wings, a charitable foundation focused on mentoring and role modelling programmes for girls.

-- BERNAMA