Omnissa adds Board Directors & new HR Chief for growth

Omnissa has added two new directors to its board and appointed a new Chief Human Resources Officer as it positions the business for its next stage of growth in the digital workplace market.

Lynne Doherty and John Swainson join the board, and Suni Lobo has been named Chief Human Resources Officer. The changes add senior operational and governance experience and increase focus on talent management and culture.

Chief Executive Officer Shankar Iyer said the board additions reflect Omnissa's evolution as a standalone company.

"Welcoming Lynne and John to the board marks an important step as Omnissa enters its next phase as an independent business," Iyer said. "Their combined experience and expertise scaling global organizations and guiding long-term strategy will help accelerate our execution as the only company delivering a unified, AI-driven digital workspace platform to customers."

The appointments come as Omnissa continues work on a unified digital workspace platform. The company described the changes as part of a deliberate investment in board leadership and governance.

Board additions

Doherty is a go-to-market executive with experience scaling enterprise technology businesses from early growth into global operations. Her background includes roles at public companies and private-equity-backed firms, with a focus on revenue growth and organizational change.

Her experience aligns with common priorities for software companies expanding internationally, including sales execution, market-entry planning, and operational processes. In board roles, go-to-market leaders often provide oversight on customer acquisition, partner routes to market, and pricing strategy.

Swainson brings decades of software leadership experience. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of CA Technologies and as President of the Dell Software group, and spent 26 years at IBM.

Omnissa also noted his experience on public and private technology boards, including Visa. That background can strengthen board discussions on risk management, corporate governance, and long-term product strategy, particularly for global businesses.

People leadership

Lobo joins as Chief Human Resources Officer with more than 20 years of leadership experience. Her work has focused on building global teams and leading organizational transformation.

Most recently, she held roles tied to AI and transformation at Gong and Trustme.ai. Earlier, she worked at Cisco, SVB Financial Group, and Marqeta. Omnissa said this mix supports its efforts to align culture and organizational design with business strategy.

The hire places HR leadership alongside the company's product and platform agenda at a time when many software firms are under pressure to recruit AI-related skills, retain engineering talent, and redesign processes around automation. For vendors selling workplace and productivity platforms, internal talent and culture can also affect credibility with customers and partners.

Product direction

Omnissa describes itself as a digital work platform company with an AI-driven digital workspace platform. It says it serves 26,000 customers worldwide and employs more than 3,500 people.

The company has recently announced AI-driven platform features, a Vulnerability Defence security offering, and technology partnerships, which it said give customers more choice in platform integrations.

Security and integration remain central issues for workplace software vendors as customers seek tighter controls over devices, apps, and access. Buyers also expect tools to connect with existing identity systems, endpoint management, and security monitoring products.

Omnissa was previously VMware's End User Computing business unit and became independent in 2024.

With the new directors and HR leader in place, Omnissa is expected to continue building its platform roadmap and partnerships as it competes in the digital workplace market.