Splunk Appoints Brian Roberts as Chief Financial Officer
January 23 2023 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the data platform leader for
security and observability, today announced Brian Roberts has been
appointed as the Company’s chief financial officer (CFO), effective
immediately. Roberts will report to Splunk CEO, Gary Steele.
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Roberts brings 30 years of financial expertise, including at
some of the most recognized brands in the technology and consumer
industries such as Lyft, Microsoft and Walmart. Throughout his
career, Roberts has been at the forefront of innovation, helping
lead financial operations and corporate development strategies for
high-growth companies in the software, ecommerce, ridesharing and
blockchain sectors.
“Brian is a highly experienced and well-regarded technology CFO
with a track record of accelerating growth, leading high-performing
teams and driving operational excellence,” said Gary Steele, Chief
Executive Officer of Splunk. “We are pleased to welcome Brian to
the team and look forward to his financial and operational
leadership as we steer Splunk through our next chapter, balancing
long-term durable growth and profitability.”
“I have spent my career seeking out organizations with a strong
community, values-driven leadership team and an ambition to deliver
powerful innovation—and Splunk is the perfect fit,” said Roberts.
“Splunk has built an unparalleled platform that enables
organizations to increase their digital resiliency, and I’m
confident that we are well positioned to capitalize on our enormous
opportunity to drive strong financial performance. I’m thrilled to
return to my software roots and contribute to Splunk’s next
chapter.”
Roberts served as CFO for Ozone Networks, Inc. (d/b/a OpenSea)
from 2021 to 2022 as well as CFO of Lyft, Inc. from 2014 to 2021.
While at Lyft, he helped manage the organization through an over
70-fold increase in annual revenue. From 2011 to 2014, Roberts
served as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategy
at Walmart Global eCommerce. Prior to Walmart, he served as Senior
Managing Director at Evercore Inc. and led the corporate
development organizations at Microsoft Corporation and Inktomi
Corporation. Roberts holds a B.A. from the University of
California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School.
About Splunk Inc.
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) helps organizations around the world
turn data into doing. Splunk technology is designed to investigate,
monitor, analyze and act on data at any scale.
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