07:40 AM EDT, 09/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Kinaxis ( KXSCF ) on Tuesday said it has appointed Robert Courteau as executive chair, effective immediately. He will serve until a permanent CEO is in place.

Last month, Kinaxis ( KXSCF ) said CEO John Sicard will retire at the end of the year and that the search for his successor is underway.

Kinaxis ( KXSCF ) also said that Angel Mendez has been appointed lead independent director of the board. Mendez brings over 30 years of management expertise and most recently served as SVP-Cisco Transformation, leading the Accelerated Cisco Transformation Program.