JDA Software Group Chairman and CEO Bal Dail is stepping down from the Scottsdale-based software firm as former Tyco executive Girish Rishi takes the helm as CEO.
The change was effective immediately, according to an announcement sent early Monday, but Dail will remain at JDA through the first quarter of 2017 to make sure the leadership transition is seamless.
““Our customers are undergoing enormous change with omni-channel, new dynamics in the global supply chain and automation at the edge with a trend towards the Internet of Things (IoT), mobility and analytics,” Rishi, the new CEO, said. “I look forward to building upon JDA’s demonstrated innovation and solutions capabilities, as we leverage our partner ecosystem to best serve our customers.”
JDA Software has also named Michael Capellas and Lloyd Waterhouse has chairman and vice chairman to JDA’s Board of Directors, respectively.
Rishi joins JDA after working as the executive vice president at Tyco International. He was responsible for the firm’s global retail solutions and North America building automation business.
Rishi also worked at Motorola Solutions as its senior vice president for the Enterprise Division. He has more than 20 years of retail supply chain experience.
Capelles, CEO of technology advisory firm Capellas Partners joined the board in October.
Waterhouse was recently the CEO of McGraw-Hill Education, a learning sciences company.
