Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY) has announced the appointment of Ozzie Goldschmied as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As CTO, Goldschmied will oversee engineering, design, product, data science, and technical product management teams. With nearly 30 years of technology industry experience, he previously co-founded and led engineering at Dayforce, a human capital management platform, and later served as CTO of Ceridian. Goldschmied's expertise in developing innovative enterprise solutions will play a crucial role in Udemy's transformation into an AI-powered platform for workforce reskilling and upskilling.
Founder Eren Bali will transition to a newly created role as Head of Innovation, focusing on driving Udemy's product vision with an emphasis on breakthrough innovations and AI advancement. This move leverages Bali's visionary leadership and deep technical expertise while Goldschmied takes on the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the engineering organization to scale its impact.
Udemy's strategic realignment aims to accelerate the company's impact in skills development by combining Goldschmied's enterprise scaling expertise with Bali's exceptional talents for innovation. With these changes, Udemy is positioning itself as a definitive AI-powered skills development platform for customers worldwide. The market has reacted to these announcements by moving the company's shares -0.27% to a price of $7.49. If you want to know more, read the company's complete 8-K report here.
