U.S.-based cloud financial controls and automation software company continues executive team expansion with the addition of a software engineering veteran to oversee global technology direction.
BlackLine, a cloud-based solutions provider from the U.S. and with a regional headquarters in Singapore, Sydney and London, has hired Pete Hirsch as chief technology officer, the firm said in a news release on Friday.
Hirsch will be responsible for the technology direction of BlackLine’s flagship cloud platform, and will spearhead the company’s internal technology roadmap, overseeing Technical Operations, Engineering, IT and Governance, reporting to CEO Therese Tucker.
With the appointment of Hirsch, the company said it hopes to capitalize on the growing worldwide demand for solutions that drive greater efficiency, financial governance and risk management across the spectrum of financial operations.
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«BlackLine’s technology needs, both internal and external, have grown exponentially along with our global customer base. We’ve been searching for someone with that rare mix of exceptional interpersonal and management skills, as well as the technical knowledge and expertise to run a leading-edge technology organization,» Tucker said.
Hirsch is a seasoned software engineer, architect and strategist with more than 30 years of experience scaling technology organizations for dynamic, fast-growing companies, as well as larger enterprises. He joins from digital mortgage solutions company Ellie Mae, where he was executive vice president of Technology & Operations and led a team of more than 900.
Hirsch was also senior vice president and chief architect at Ariba and senior vice president, Ariba Cloud Engineering & Technology at SAP, following the enterprise application software leader’s acquisition of Ariba. He also ran a SaaS business unit at IBM for more than 10 years.
