Hortonworks Appoints New CTO

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 15 — Hortonworks, the leading contributor to and provider of enterprise Apache Hadoop, today announced it has appointed Scott Gnau as chief technology officer. Scott is an established industry leader with vast experience driving technology vision in the enterprise.

Scott will begin his new role with Hortonworks on April 27, 2015. He will be responsible for the organization’s global technology strategy, leading innovative product directions and providing expertise and leadership across Hortonworks research and development programs.

“Scott’s deep experience in data management and analytics will add tremendous value to the future of the Hortonworks Data Platform,” said Rob Bearden, chief executive officer of Hortonworks. “We are thrilled to welcome Scott to the Hortonworks executive team.”

Scott has spent his entire career in the data industry, most recently as president of Teradata Labs where he provided visionary direction for research, development and sales support activities related to Teradata integrated data warehousing, big data analytics, and associated solutions. He also drove the investments and acquisitions in Teradata’s technology related to the solutions from Teradata Labs.

“Hortonworks is enabling the entire Hadoop ecosystem and accelerating enterprise adoption of the platform through its products’ centralized architecture,” said Scott Gnau. “I am passionate about data and solving customer problems through analytics and look forward to applying these skills at Hortonworks.”