The company's co-founder, Aneel Bhusri, who has previously served as chief executive, will replace Eschenbach.
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on Monday announced that CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down from his role and will be replaced by the company’s co-founder, Aneel Bhusri, effective immediately.
Bhusri has previously held a range of leadership roles at the software maker, serving as co-CEO from 2009 to 2014, CEO from 2014 to 2020, co-CEO from 2020 to 2024 and executive chair from 2024 to 2026.
Eschenbach was named co-CEO of Workday alongside Bhusri in 2022, and took on the top job solo in 2024.
The results come weeks after Workday said that CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down, with co-founder Aneel Bhusri replacing him.
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