CEO Blog
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.
Welcome to Fiscal 2025 and the Launch of OpenText 3.0
Dear OpenText Stakeholders: Welcome to Fiscal 2025! It is an exciting time to be a technology company as information automation and AI continue to drive…
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…
• 4 minute read
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…
• 7 minute read
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,…
• 5 minute read
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…
• 3 minute read
In the Pursuit of Liberty
OpenText has decided to protect employee benefits and rights, regardless of which US State they live in.
• 4 minute read
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…
• 9 minute read
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…
• 3 minute read
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…
• 6 minute read
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…
• 6 minute read
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…
• 3 minute read
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…
• 4 minute read
OpenText’s 2021 Corporate Citizenship Report
These past 18 months have made it clear that companies have an opportunity to create positive change, not just for employees and customers, but for…
• 6 minute read
Stay in the loop!
Get our most popular content delivered monthly to your inbox.
