-- OpenText (OTEX.TO) 週一宣布，James McGourlay 將於 2026 年 4 月 20 日正式卸任臨時執行長一職，並轉任總裁兼首席客戶長。 公司表示：“McGourlay 將負責領導 OpenText 的全球客戶體驗、專業服務和續約業務。” 該公司還表示，自 2026 年 4 月 20 日起，McGourlay 將向 OpenText 執行長 Ayman Antoun 匯報工作，並將繼續擔任 OpenText 執行領導團隊成員。此外，該公司還指出，McGourlay 曾在 OpenText 擔任銷售、客戶營運和高階主管管理等多個高階領導職務。 OpenText 執行董事長兼首席策略長 Tom Jenkins 表示：「James 是一位經驗豐富的領導者，在 OpenText 工作超過 30 年，他的職業生涯始終以客戶為中心，致力於滿足客戶成功的關鍵需求。」「作為首席客戶官，James 將致力於提升客戶體驗和續約率，支持雲端採用，並鞏固 OpenText 作為企業值得信賴資料和安全的領域值得信賴」。 公司同時宣布，Paul Duggan 將於 2026 年 4 月 20 日卸任總裁兼首席客戶長一職，但將繼續擔任執行副總裁兼特別顧問。公司補充道，Duggan 也將繼續擔任 OpenText 執行領導團隊成員，直至 2026 年 7 月 1 日正式離開 OpenText。
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