Avaya Inc., a company that enables the “mission critical, real-time communication applications of the world’s most important operations,” announced it has appointed Patrick O’Malley as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for financial governance and management of Avaya’s financial operations.
O’Malley joins Avaya following a 30-year career with Seagate Technology, where he served in a variety of roles, including chief financial officer from 2008 to 2015. During his career at Seagate, O’Malley played an integral role in helping the company with its re-listing on the NASDAQ after two years of private ownership, and with the restructuring of its debt following the 2008 financial crisis.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Pat to Avaya’s leadership team,” said Jim Chirico, president and chief executive officer. “Pat is a proven public company executive whose experience is directly relevant to building Avaya’s next chapter, including our emergence from Chapter 11 as a public company. We look forward to benefiting from his deep financial expertise and the wealth of knowledge he’s accumulated working in enterprise technology for over 30 years. I’d also like to thank Dave for his contributions to Avaya and wish him well in his future endeavors.”
O’Malley holds a B.A. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.