Alation Expands to UK and India, Hires CFO and CMO

In the US, enterprise data intelligence provider Alation has opened new offices in London, UK, and Chennai, India, while appointing Jill Woodworth as Chief Financial Officer and David Chao as Chief Marketing Officer.

Alation's flagship Behavioral Analysis Engine (BAE) combines machine learning and popularity-driven relevancy rankings with human insight, to tackle data and metadata management issues. The firm also runs custom reporting on user behavior to understand how data is being used, and to enforce governance. Late last year, the company raised $123m in a Series E round of financing, valuing it at more than $1.7 billion.

Woodworth joins in New York with nearly 30 years' experience in finance and investment banking. She was previously CFO of exercise equipment firm Peloton, overseeing global finance operations and guiding the company through its IPO. Before this, she was MD at JP Morgan, advising companies on M&A, financings, and IPOs. Chao, who joins in San Francisco, brings more than fifteen years of experience developing and scaling go-to-market strategies for B2B enterprise SaaS companies. Most recently, he was VP of Marketing at app monitoring platform Datadog ; before which, he was Head of Product Marketing at MuleSoft , where he played a role in driving the company's growth, leading to its IPO in 2017 and subsequent acquisition by Salesforce in 2018.

In their new roles, Woodworth and Chao will support continued growth as Alation expands its global footprint with the new offices in the UK and India. CEO and co-founder Satyen Sangani comments: 'Jill and David bring decades of experience that will enable us to scale thoughtfully and efficiently. They're both great leaders, and I'm excited to work with them to build Alation in this next phase.'

The firm, which also has offices in Bangalore, India; Singapore, and Sydney, Australia, is online at: www.alation.com .