Leadership

Angel Viña is the Founder and CEO of Denodo Technologies as well as the President of the Board of Directors at the company. Dr. Viña sets the overall vision and direction for Denodo. He also oversees the overall corporate strategy, operations and worldwide expansion of Denodo. He received his PhD in Telecommunication Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid in 1987. He was a postdoctoral research visitor at UCLA and Stanford University, and a professor at several universities.

Alberto Pan is Chief Technical Officer at Denodo and Associate Professor (now on leave of absence) at University of A Coruña. He has lead product development tasks for all versions of the Denodo Platform. He has authored more than 25 scientific papers in areas such as data virtualization, data integration and web automation.

As Senior Vice President of Operations, Rocio Leal leads the day-to-day operations of Denodo to support the rapid growth and profitability of the company. She is responsible for global business planning and execution. Rocio has over 15 years of experience in enterprise software businesses worldwide. She holds a BA in International Business from Magee College in the UK and postgraduate qualifications in Management Accounting and Reporting from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the United States and Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain.

Richard Walker has 20+ years of experience in exceeding quotas, closing major accounts and managing all levels of direct and indirect channels. He has a unique blend of extensive technical expertise and sales savvy that enables him to ramp sale operations quickly with minimal resources. He holds an MBA in Marketing and graduated Cum Laude in Engineering.

Suresh Chandrasekaran is Executive Vice President at Denodo. Before Denodo, Suresh worked in executive roles as general manager, and VP of product management and marketing at leading web and enterprise software companies and as a management consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton.

Ravi Shankar is responsible for Denodo’s global marketing efforts, including product marketing, demand generation, communications, and partner marketing. Ravi brings to his role more than 25 years of proven marketing leadership from enterprise software leaders such as Oracle and Informatica. Ravi holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Paul Moxon is the VP Data Architectures and Chief Evangelist at Denodo. He works with customers to help them understand the benefits of data virtualization and advises them on how the Denodo Platform fits into their information architecture. Paul has over 30 years of experience with enterprise middleware technologies with leading software companies such as BEA Systems and Progress Software. Paul has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northumbria University in the UK.