HashiCorp, Inc., a leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software, announced that Michael Weingartner has joined HashiCorp as its first Chief Product Officer (CPO), and that Talha Tariq has been promoted to Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO). Effective immediately, Weingartner and Tariq will both report to HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet.
“Michael joins HashiCorp as our first CPO, and we’re thrilled to have him. He has decades of leadership experience building and driving research and development, supporting large and complex engineering teams and multiple product lines. His experience will be invaluable as we continue to scale HashiCorp,” said Dave McJannet, CEO, HashiCorp.
“Talha is an exceptional leader who has made significant contributions to the success of HashiCorp throughout our journey as a company,” McJannet added. “His deep expertise in the security and technology industry has made him a trusted advisor to our customers. As HashiCorp continues to grow, the scope of his role is expanding so we can continue to best support our customers around the world.”
In the newly created role, Weingartner will lead HashiCorp’s R&D organization, where he will manage day-to-day operations and execution of the overall research and development product strategy across HashiCorp’s entire product suite. Armon Dadgar will continue in his role as Chief Technology Officer, where he interacts daily with HashiCorp customers and partners. Dadgar will continue to be deeply involved in driving product and technology strategy, working alongside the R&D leadership team to incorporate customer and partner feedback and market dynamics into roadmaps.
Weingartner joins with a wealth of experience from SAP (where he was a customer of HashiCorp), Oracle, and most recently Google Cloud. At Google, he focused on the strategy and development of the company’s cloud platform, incorporating generative AI throughout the development and operations of Google Cloud-based solutions. As part of his focus on developer experience, he championed HashiCorp Terraform as a key technology for Google Cloud. Weingartner has more than 30 years of leadership experience building teams that successfully manage the complex dynamics of high-value, high-quality software delivery.
SOURCE: GlobeNewswire