Omnissa, a leading digital work platform company, today announced the appointments of Lynne Doherty and John Swainson to its board of directors. The additions bring deep expertise in scaling global technology organizations and long-term strategic guidance as Omnissa advances its unified, AI-driven digital workspace platform.
“Welcoming Lynne and John to the board marks an important step as Omnissa enters its next phase as an independent business,” said Shankar Iyer, CEO of Omnissa. “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 board appointments reflect Omnissa’s deliberate focus on strengthening governance and leadership to support sustained growth and innovation in the digital workplace market. Nearly two years after becoming an independent company, Omnissa continues to expand its platform capabilities, including recent AI-driven features, a new Vulnerability Defense security offering, and expanded technology partnerships for greater customer choice.
Lynne Doherty is a seasoned go-to-market executive with a track record of driving durable revenue growth and leading transformations at both public and private-equity-backed technology companies. Her expertise in market expansion and operational optimization positions her to support Omnissa’s next phase of global scaling.
John Swainson offers extensive leadership in software and technology, having served as CEO of CA Technologies and president of the Dell Software group after a 26-year career at IBM. His board experience, including at Visa, provides Omnissa with seasoned perspective on corporate governance, innovation, and long-term strategy.
Omnissa has appointed Suni Lobo as Chief Human Resources Officer, reinforcing its commitment to building high-performing global teams and aligning culture with business objectives. Lobo brings more than 20 years of leadership experience, with recent focus on AI-native platforms and organizational transformation at Gong and Trustme.ai. Her prior roles at Cisco, SVB Financial Group, and Marqeta add depth in scaling people strategies for technology-driven enterprises.
These leadership moves support Omnissa’s ongoing innovation in the digital workspace market, where the company continues to deliver AI-enhanced capabilities and secure, flexible platform integrations trusted by organizations worldwide.
About Omnissa
Omnissa is the leading digital work platform company, empowering the world’s dynamic workforces to do their best work from anywhere. The company’s AI-driven digital workspace platform helps organizations and their people unlock exponential business value. Trusted by 26,000 customers worldwide and supported by more than 3,500 employees, Omnissa has been defining digital workspaces for more than 20 years. Omnissa was previously the End User Computing business unit of VMware and became an independent company in 2024.