Governance, risk and compliance software maker Exterro brought in a software industry veteran for its newly created chief people officer position.
Paul Valentino is taking the role and will report to CEO Bobby Balachandran. Valentino was most recently chief people officer at cybersecurity company Proofpoint. Balachandran said that Valentino’s expertise in navigating change and rapid scaling of a business was critical to his hiring.
“His multifaceted expertise in global mergers, staffing, compensation programs and organizational development perfectly aligns with our vision for sustained growth and employee-centric excellence,” Balachandran said in a written statement.
Exterro is one of the largest software development companies in the region and it has been fast growing both organically and more recently through acquisitions. The private equity-backed company has 750 global employees with 110 of them based locally, according the PBJ research.
The company makes software used by legal and IT departments to manage data risk, governance and compliance. As these areas of expertise within companies become more combined, Exterro wants to be the go-to software platform for those employees.
In this new executive position Valentino will “align corporate culture and values,” the company said in a statement. Valentino will be based in Bay Area but will be frequently traveling between the company's locations, he said.
While at Proofpoint the company received several HR honors such as ranking as a Best Place to Work in the Bay Area. Valentino’s resume also includes HR leadership roles at Velodyne LiDAR, Rambus and Juniper Networks.
“I look forward to working closely with Exterro’s leadership team to drive deeper employee engagement and enhance the performance culture across the organization,” Valentino said in a written statement.
Exterro has been integrating several acquisitions into the company. In November it acquired San Francisco-based Divebell and in January 2023 it acquired fellow Portland tech company Zapproved. In 2019 it bought Jordan Lawrence and in 2020 it bought AcessData. Each deal brought capabilities — such as data privacy, digital forensics and data discovery, as well as staff to Exterro.
