OpenText has appointed Ayman Antoun as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective April 20, 2026.
Antoun brings more than three decades of global technology, operating discipline and transformation leadership to OpenText, built over a seasoned career in the information technology industry.
As President of IBM Americas, he led the company’s largest and most complex business across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. During his tenure at IBM, he drove major advancements in cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cognitive solutions and digital modernization.
“The Board is very pleased to welcome Ayman to OpenText, and as we look ahead to the Company’s future, the Board believes that he is the best leader to drive shareholder value by growing revenue in our core Enterprise Information Management for training Agentic AI business,” said P. Thomas Jenkins, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, OpenText. “Ayman’s deep enterprise technology and software expertise and decades of leading large-scale global transformations will be a catalyst for OpenText’s next phase of growth.”
Ayman Antoun, incoming Chief Executive Officer, OpenText, said, “OpenText’s core product portfolio, which is the foundation for training agentic AI, combined with its worldwide client base offers the Company a competitive advantage as trusted data is now essential to how economies, nations and businesses operate around the world. I am energized by the opportunity to lead OpenText into its next chapter and look forward to working with the Board and leadership team to accelerate the Company’s growth strategy and deliver long-term shareholder value.”
Mr. Antoun succeeds James McGourlay, who continues to serve as Interim CEO, following a thoughtful search process. Upon the transition, Mr. McGourlay will move to a role within the Executive Leadership Team at OpenText and P. Thomas Jenkins, currently serving as OpenText’s Executive Chair and Chief Strategy Officer, will return to the role of Chair of the Board.
