Cloudera Names Leo Brunnick as New Chief Product Officer

Cloudera which is known as a leading provider of hybrid data and analytics and artificial intelligence platforms has chosen Leo Brunnick as their new Chief Product Officer. Brunnick's 30-year track record as a technology team leader grants him positioning as the key figure in developing Cloudera's product and technology advancements. CEO Charles Sansbury and the leadership team will work closely with him to guarantee Cloudera stays ahead in innovation practices.

Brunnick brings extraordinary value to Cloudera because of his extensive experience that includes his previous position as CEO at Naviga. As the Naviga executive for six years he managed over 600 personnel to handle product supervision while delivering marketing and engineering and customer support functions to the company. To achieve the development of durable hybrid solutions the company requires experience across its entire spectrum.

"Many companies struggle to grasp the essential need for enterprise flexibility in deploying new solutions, but Cloudera clearly understands this imperative," stated Brunnick. "Cloudera stands alone as the data platform provider offering both powerful on-premises and cloud-native data and AI services, enabling a truly seamless hybrid experience behind customer firewalls. This unique capability, coupled with the company’s exceptional AI talent and expanding partner ecosystem, drew me to Cloudera."  

Before taking up his position at Naviga Brunnick served as multiple executive leaders at Vignette until OpenText acquired the company in 2008. He started as Executive Vice President of Engineering then transitioned to Chief Product Officer and ended his Vignette career as Chief Marketing Officer. He has completed his studies at Georgia State University where he obtained his MBA degree while also earning a bachelor’s degree in general engineering from Harvard University which strengthens his strategic abilities in both technology and leadership domains. Brunnick brings military discipline gained through his career as a Marine Corps officer to his exceptional leadership skills.

"Leo's proven ability to guide high-performing teams and translate customer needs into platform excellence will be invaluable as Cloudera continues to lead the data, analytics, and AI markets," said Sansbury. "With Leo officially onboard, Cloudera is set to accelerate product innovation, providing our customers with the most robust hybrid solution available in the market."   

Cloudera operates as the sole complete hybrid solution that provides integrated data analytics and AI capabilities. Through its capabilities of handling 100 times more data than cloud-only vendors Cloudera turns global enterprises able to transform multiple data types across public or private cloud infrastructure into trusted valuable insights. Its open data lakehouse gives customers scalable and secure data management through portable cloud-native analytics they can use to apply their generative AI models to data securely. Leading organizations in financial services together with insurance firms and media companies and manufacturing businesses and governmental institutions put their trust in Cloudera for extracting valuable insights from their data to address their current and future challenges.