Workday Appoints Carl Eschenbach to Co-CEO
PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced the appointment of Carl Eschenbach to co-CEO, effective immediately. Carl will remain on the Workday Board of the Directors, which he has been a member of since 2018. Carl will serve as co-CEO alongside Aneel Bhusri, Workday's co-CEO, co-founder, and chair, through January 2024, Workday's fiscal year end. At that time, Aneel and the Board expect that Carl will assume sole CEO responsibilities and Aneel will assume a full-time role as executive chair and will remain as chair of the Board of Directors. Chano Fernandez has stepped down as co-CEO and as a member of the Workday Board of Directors, effective immediately.
- Carl will remain on the Workday Board of the Directors, which he has been a member of since 2018.
- Carl will serve as co-CEO alongside Aneel Bhusri, Workday's co-CEO, co-founder, and chair, through January 2024, Workday's fiscal year end.
- Chano Fernandez has stepped down as co-CEO and as a member of the Workday Board of Directors, effective immediately.
- Carl has more than 35 years of experience leading successful technology companies.