Omnissa

Omnissa announced a leadership change on September 28, 2026. Omnissa appointed former Palo Alto Networks President Amit Singh CEO to lead AI-powered digital work and agentic endpoint strategy.

What changed

Amit Singh was named Chief Executive Officer. Singh succeeds Shankar Iyer, who stepped down as CEO to pursue other opportunities.

• Leader: Amit Singh
• Role: Chief Executive Officer
• Effective: September 28, 2026
• Announcement date: September 28, 2026

Leadership background

Singh brings more than 35 years of enterprise technology experience. He most recently served as President of Palo Alto Networks, previously co-founded and led Google Cloud, and spent two decades at Oracle across product, engineering, sales, and strategy.

The mandate

Omnissa positioned Singh to accelerate innovation across unified endpoint management, virtual applications, digital employee experience, and endpoint security as enterprises prepare to manage AI agents operating with employee identities and permissions.

Why this matters for GTM teams

Executive appointments can precede changes in strategy, operating cadence, hiring, partnerships, and technology priorities. The useful signal is not the title alone: teams should watch the new leader’s stated mandate, prior playbook, organizational scope, and the initiatives announced during the first two quarters.

Source and methodology

This leadership profile is based on the company’s announcement. Roles, transition timing, and biographical details are presented as announced; SalesTools Research does not infer undisclosed succession plans.

Primary source: Omnissa leadership announcement.