Renee McKenzie

Renee McKenzie was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer for OpenText in 2021. She leads the IT organization in delivering engaging applications, modern infrastructure and personalized experiences to employees and customers around the world, while continuing to meet OpenText’s unwavering commitment to global privacy and security standards.

Renee joined OpenText in 2004 and has held increasingly senior positions in IT since that time. Most recently, she was Vice President, Enterprise Business Systems, where she was responsible for leading the applications transformation to support digital business models, and integrating applications and data from acquired companies to drive standard global processes and realized synergies.

During her tenure at OpenText, Renee has delivered more than 35 IT acquisition integration programs, and has led the delivery of digital transformation programs for Finance (ERP implementation) and Human Resources (HRMS implementation).

Renee is also a prominent member of the OpenText Women in Technology affinity group, and has helped grow membership to over 1,000 in only a few short years. WIT is a group of people interested in furthering the careers of Women in Technology across OpenText, and strives to help members share ideas, support career growth, and expand personal networks.

Renee holds Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology & Psychology from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.