Leadership
Rocky J. Blanton
President, Americas Region
Rocky leads a team of more than 1,200 Teradata sales and professional services associates across all industries for the Americas region (U.S., Canada and Caribbean/Latin America). He is responsible for the strategic direction and delivery of critical solutions for many of the world's most successful companies. Under his leadership, the Americas region has sustained solid revenue and customer growth across multiple industries.
Stephen Brobst
Chief Technology Officer
Stephen Brobst is the Chief Technology Officer for Teradata Corporation. He works with companies on the identification and development of opportunities for the strategic use of technology in competitive business environments. Regarded as a leading expert in data warehousing, he successfully launched three start-up companies related to high-end database products and services in the data warehousing and e-business marketplaces and has taught at several prestigious universities. Additionally, he has authored numerous journal and conference papers in the fields of data management and parallel computing environments.
Todd Carver
Deputy General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Todd Carver serves on Teradata’s global Leadership Team and Law Department Leadership Team as the deputy general counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer.
Alan Chow
Chief Customer Officer
Alan Chow is a member of the Teradata leadership team, responsible for leveraging his extensive knowledge of Teradata’s technology, products, and services to enhance customer satisfaction.
Saundra Davis
Vice President, Human Resources
During Teradata's separation transition from NCR, Davis played an integral role in the human capital transition, and has led the development of the going-forward Teradata global human resources model. Davis has been contributing to the success of Teradata and NCR for more than 20 years in the areas of compensation and benefits, workforce planning, staffing, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing and global off-shoring.
Bob Fair
Executive Vice President, Global Field Operations
Bob leads a global team of more than 3,500 worldwide sales and consulting professionals. He is also responsible for global systems integration partners. Prior to his current assignment, Fair was chief marketing officer for Teradata.
Scott Gnau
Chief Development Officer
Scott is responsible for all research, development and sales support activities related to Teradata warehouse solutions. His organization includes more than 1,000 employees in San Diego, Los Angeles, Raleigh, Toronto and other locations throughout the world. Previously, Gnau was vice president of product strategy and portfolio management for Teradata.
Peter Hand
President, APJ Region
Peter leads the Asia Pacific and Japan teams for Teradata sales and professional services associates across all industries. Previously, Hand was vice president for the Asia Pacific and Japan region. He also held a Singapore-based position as vice president of the division with responsibility for the strategic direction and operational leadership within the Asia Pacific region.
Dan Harrington
Executive Vice President, Technology and Support Services
Dan oversees research and development, customer services and the chief technology office functions. He is responsible for the linkage between technology innovation, product delivery, systems availability and maintenance support.
Michael F. Koehler
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mike led the successful spin off from NCR Corporation in 2007, and has since led Teradata to a continuing record of strong financial performance and technology innovation. Under his leadership, Teradata has grown to a $1.7 billion company.
Bruce A. Langos
Chief Operations Officer
Bruce oversees all operational functions across the company worldwide, including supply-line management, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, real estate, aviation, information technology services, corporate security and intellectual property licensing. He also leads the company's sales support and order management functions.
Darryl D. McDonald
Executive Vice President, Business Development and Marketing
As Executive Vice President, Business Development and Marketing for Teradata, Darryl McDonald is responsible for providing strategic direction for Teradata products, solutions and services and for presenting the Teradata brand worldwide to ensure the company’s continued leadership in enterprise data warehousing.
Laura Nyquist
General Counsel and Secretary
Laura serves as general counsel for Teradata Corporation. Previously, she was deputy general counsel for NCR Corporation and also chief counsel for the company's Financial Solutions Division. Nyquist earlier served as vice president of corporate affairs and secretary to NCR's board of directors.
Stephen Scheppmann
Chief Financial Officer
Scheppmann had 20 years of experience as a CFO and more than 10 years in public accounting. Most recently, he was executive vice president and CFO of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. He is a member of the board of directors of eResearch Technology, Inc., a publicly-traded biotechnical services and technology company, where he also serves as the chair of its audit committee.
Robert A. Young
Vice President, Financial Planning and Operations
Robert has worked in various financial management assignments including management roles in the Financial Systems Division, NCR Comten, the Network Products Group, the General Purpose Products Group, and Corporate Finance and Administration.
Hermann Wimmer
President, EMEA Region
Since January 2004, Wimmer has been responsible for Teradata's European business. Previously, he was in charge of Teradata's Central Europe operations. From July 1999 until the spinoff of Teradata from NCR Corporation in October 2007, he was also head of management for NCR GmbH Germany.