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Mark J. Barrenechea

Mark J. Barrenechea joined OpenText as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2012, and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors. In January 2016, Mark took on the role of Chief Technology Officer and was appointed Vice Chair in September 2017.

The Future Needs You Today: A Conversation on AI & Decolonization with Karen Palmer

AI is bringing us into a new epoch of human society—it is a force multiplier for human potential. OpenText is about Information Management + Data…

February 29, 2024 8 minutes read
The Anticipant Organization

The Anticipant Organization

Imagine if the world went dark and there were no internet. Even for a day. For a week. Consider the massive fallout for organizations everywhere….

October 26, 2022 4 minutes read
OpenText World 2022—Elevate business with the information advantage

OpenText World 2022—Elevate business with the information advantage

It’s time to look up. Information is cumulative, exponential and accelerating. It is everywhere. Frictionless, machine-generated, expanding and disruptive, exploding across all domains. Information is…

September 29, 2022 4 minutes read
Be a Climate Innovator

Be a Climate Innovator

Climate is the most consequential issue of our time. As I am writing this, it hit 107 degrees Fahrenheit in Silicon Valley, for the second…

September 7, 2022 7 minutes read
Corporate Citizenship Report 2022: Introducing Our Zero-In Initiative

Corporate Citizenship Report 2022: Introducing Our Zero-In Initiative

It is a time of great change—and even greater opportunity to make a difference. I am excited to share our third annual Corporate Citizenship Report,…

August 10, 2022 5 minutes read
What is the information advantage?

What is the information advantage?

Over the last twelve months we have experienced Delta, Omicron, The Great Attrition, Inflation, the Taliban back in power, California fires, $8 trillion lost in…

July 8, 2022 3 minutes read
In the Pursuit of Liberty

In the Pursuit of Liberty

OpenText has decided to protect employee benefits and rights, regardless of which US State they live in.

May 10, 2022 4 minutes read
International Women’s Day 2022–Break the Bias

International Women’s Day 2022–Break the Bias

On International Women’s Day, we recognize and celebrate all the ways women have brought their insight, strategy and commitment to the opportunities and challenges we…

March 7, 2022 9 minutes read
OpenText Supporting Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine

OpenText Supporting Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine

Originally published March 4, 2022; updated August 15, 2022 We stand with the people of Ukraine.  Ukraine continues to be attacked, an unprovoked war against…

March 4, 2022 3 minutes read
The Future of Work and the Distributed Organization

The Future of Work and the Distributed Organization

The future of work will be a combination of where you work and how you work. Organizations are struggling with the Great Attrition. Workers are…

November 23, 2021 6 minutes read
OpenText World 2021–The Future of Growth Is Inclusive, Sustainable & Digital

OpenText World 2021–The Future of Growth Is Inclusive, Sustainable & Digital

This is a time to be bold. To go all in. Be Digital. In my keynote yesterday at OpenText World 2021, I revealed how the…

November 17, 2021 6 minutes read
OpenText World 2021: Be Digital

OpenText World 2021: Be Digital

It is time to be digital. Today, the world’s best-run organizations are defined by their ability to drive technology-led transformations. When the pandemic forced us…

November 2, 2021 3 minutes read
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Reconciliation is not a noun. It is not an event. It’s a verb. – Roberta Jamieson Today we honor the lost children and Survivors of…

September 30, 2021 4 minutes read

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