People July/August 2021

Cloudera appoints new Vice President EMEA
Romain Picard has been promoted by Cloudera to Vice President EMEA. In his new role, Picard will lead all operational and strategic activities for the company in the EMEA region, reporting to Scott Aronson, Chief Operating Officer.
Romain Picard joined Cloudera in 2014 from SAP, where he was responsible for the SEMEA region (Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa). Under his leadership as Regional Vice President SEMEA, the region experienced strong growth and upswing.
As Vice President EMEA, he will work with regional business leaders to drive the significant growth opportunities for public, multi- and hybrid cloud in the EMEA region. He will also align the development of Cloudera's services and products with the current needs of customers to support them sustainably.
"Companies are in a constant process of evaluation and further development. The digital transformation is opening up new business models and opportunities. To take advantage of these, companies must have the right data strategy. It determines whether you become the market leader or bring up the rear", explains Picard.
