Workday, an $800 million leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources has hired Diana McKenzie as the company's chief information officer (CIO). Diana will have global responsibility for Workday’s information services organization.
“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.”
McKenzie will report to Mark Peek, co-president, Workday, who commented, “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.”
Prior to joining Workday, Diana was senior vice president and CIO at
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.
