Splunk, the leading data platform for security and observability, recently announced the appointment of Luis Felipe Visoso to its board of directors, effective immediately.

Visoso, a global finance and technology executive, currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Unity Software Inc., a public technology company that provides a software platform for creating and operating real-time interactive 3D (RT3D) content, a position he has held since April 2021.

With almost 30 years of financial experience in European, US and Latin American markets, he brings with him a successful track record, both in public companies and in important private technology firms such as Palo Alto Networks, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the consumer giant Procter & Gamble.

“Splunk is one of the foremost innovators in the business, helping organizations protect and make sense of their data across hybrid, multi-cloud environments. I’m excited to join the Board at this critical juncture as the Company executes against an incredible opportunity in the cloud security space,” said Visoso.

For his part, Graham Smith, Interim CEO and Chairman of the Board of Splunk highlighted: “Luis is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of growing global finance operations at some of the world’s biggest companies, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to the Splunk Board.”

About Luis Felipe Visoso

Before coming to Unity, Visoso was CFO for Palo Alto Networks, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Amazon's Worldwide Consumer division. Previously, he held a senior financial position at Cisco and spent 23 years in various financial leadership positions at Procter & Gamble. From September 2020 to March 2021, Visoso was part of the Unity Board of Directors, including as a member of the Audit Committee.

Visoso, who earned a bachelor's degree from Tecnológico de Monterrey, also indicated that he hopes to work “closely with Graham, Gary and the rest of the Board to continue delivering innovation and value for customers and partners and driving meaningful returns for shareholders.”

About Splunk Inc.

Splunk Inc., a San Francisco, California-based firm that employs nearly 6,000 people, helps organizations around the world harness data to turn it into action.

Splunk, a publicly traded firm (NASDAQ: SPLK), is designed to investigate, monitor, analyze and act on data at any scale.

“As Splunk continues to scale its business for the long-term, we will benefit from Luis’s deep financial acumen and experience leading some of the most innovative and well known franchises,” it was pointed out by Smith.