Woodcliff Lake tech firm promotes president to CEO

Mainframe and Big Data software company Syncsort promoted its president to CEO, it announced Tuesday.Josh Rogers, who joined the Woodcliff Lake-based company in 2009 as vice president of worldwide field sales, has been president for the past three years, leading Syncsort’s business operations and expansion, it said in a news release.

“As early as 2011, Josh recognized the power of emerging Big Data technologies such as Apache Hadoop and the important role data integration technology would play in taking advantage of them,” Prashant Mehotra, a partner at Syncsort sponsor Clearlake Capital Group L.P., said in a prepared statement. “As CEO, we’re confident that Josh’s leadership will allow Syncsort to continue its aggressive growth strategy and build on several important technology alliances Syncsort recently forged with industry leaders.”

Lonne Jaffe, CEO for the past two-plus years, will now serve as senior adviser to the board.

“I am very excited about Syncsort’s future under Josh’s leadership, as the company’s incredible journey continues,” Jaffe said in a statement. “Syncsort, with Josh at the helm, is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the extraordinary demand for software that liberates data and existing budgets for use in advanced machine learning systems.”

Rogers has 14 years of experience in the technology industry, including working at IBM and Endeca Technologies. He will also serve on the board of directors.

“Syncsort’s record results this year represent a significant milestone for our customers, partners and employees,” he said in a statement, “and it’s truly a privilege to get the opportunity to lead Syncsort on the next phase of its multidecade voyage.”