UKG Names Jennifer Morgan as Chief Executive Officer
29 Julio 2024 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Former SAP Co-CEO to Accelerate Growth and
Innovation at Category-Leading HR Technology Provider
UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, workforce
management, and culture solutions for all people, today announced
that enterprise software industry leader and former Co-Chief
Executive Officer of SAP Jennifer Morgan has been appointed chief
executive officer (CEO) of UKG. Morgan succeeds Chris Todd, who has
served as CEO since 2022 and is stepping down after 17 years with
the company.
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Enterprise software industry leader and
former Co-Chief Executive Officer of SAP Jennifer Morgan has been
appointed CEO of UKG. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Jen is a leader in the enterprise software industry with
standout operational expertise and deep experience at leading
world-class, global organizations. We are thrilled to welcome her
as CEO of UKG," said Aron Ain, executive chair of the Board of
Directors. “Her industry insight and understanding of our customers
coupled with her strategic vision and people-focused leadership
will propel the company forward as we build on UKG’s success
delivering essential HCM solutions and enter the next level of
rapid growth and scale. The Board and I are confident Jen will
empower our teams around the world to drive further value for our
customers, our partners, and our people through continuous
evolution, innovation, and leadership.”
Morgan formerly served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of SAP,
becoming the first female CEO of a company on the DAX index, and
was a member of the company’s executive board from 2017 to 2020.
Throughout her more than 16-year tenure at SAP, she oversaw many of
its most impactful strategic growth initiatives. Most recently, she
served as Global Head of Portfolio Operations at Blackstone, where
she led a team of operators and partnered with CEOs and leadership
teams to help accelerate growth and create value for the firm’s
portfolio companies. Blackstone is a significant investor in UKG,
and Morgan has also been a member of the UKG Board of Directors
since 2021. She has been globally recognized for her outstanding
leadership and results, including being named one of the Most
Powerful Women in Business by Fortune, one of the Most Powerful
Women in the World and Technology by Forbes, and receiving a Great
Place to Work CEO For All Leadership Award.
“UKG stands apart as a category creator redefining what’s
possible for improving employee experiences at scale, and I have
long admired the company’s culture-first solutions, world-class
team and conviction in people as the true drivers of companies’
success,” said Morgan. “I see tremendous opportunity for UKG to
continue to reshape how companies achieve their talent and culture
objectives through HR, talent, payroll, and workforce management
solutions that exceed customers’ current and future technology
needs. I am grateful to Chris for his leadership and honored to
work with the remarkable UKG team to continue innovating, inspiring
organizations to be great places to work, and accelerating the
company’s momentum to achieve its full potential in this next
chapter.”
“I want to sincerely thank Chris for his leadership and support
in laying the foundation for UKG’s next phase of growth and
execution. Over the past 17 years, including the last two as CEO,
his contributions include leading the successful integration of
Kronos and Ultimate Software and establishing UKG as one of the
largest privately held software companies in the world,” Ain
added.
“It has been a privilege to serve as UKG’s CEO and help deliver
value for over 80,000 organizations worldwide,” said Todd. “The UKG
team shares an uncompromising commitment to championing great
workplaces, and I know that under Jen’s leadership, the company
will be well positioned to capitalize on new, exciting
opportunities globally.”
About UKG
At UKG, our purpose is people. We are on a mission to inspire
every organization to become a great place to work through HCM
technology built for all. More than 80,000 organizations across all
sizes, industries, and geographies trust UKG HR, payroll, workforce
management, and culture cloud solutions to drive great workplace
experiences and make better, more confident people and business
decisions. With the world’s largest collection of people data, work
data, and culture data combined with rich experience using
artificial intelligence in the service of people, we connect
culture insights with business outcomes to show what’s possible
when organizations invest in their people. To learn more, visit
ukg.com.
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