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BlackLine CIO Sumit Johar bags ORBIE Award

Johar was selected for the award after a rigorous, independent peer-review process led by prior ORBIE recipients.

BlackLine CIO Sumit Johar being awarded the 2025 Bay Area CIO ORBIE Award / BlackLine

Sumit Johar, the Chief Information Officer of California based software company BlackLine, has been named the winner of the 2025 Bay Area CIO ORBIE Award in the Large Corporate category.

The award recognizes CIOs who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership and have showcased outstanding leadership, management effectiveness, and business value created through technological innovation.

Finalists and winners for the ORBIE Awards are selected through a rigorous, independent peer-review process led by prior ORBIE recipients. The selection criteria focus on leadership and management effectiveness, business value created by technology innovation, and engagement in industry and community endeavors.

Johar, a veteran in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and the intelligent automation industry, oversees information technology and information security globally at BlackLine. He holds a B.tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India.

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Owen Ryan, the CEO of BlackLine, said in a statement, "Sumit's visionary leadership is a driving force behind our innovation."

He further said, "His work has been instrumental in scaling our IT operations and embedding an 'Automation First' culture, which is a critical enabler for the success of our unified Studio360 platform and our trusted AI, Verity."

"I am truly honored to receive the ORBIE Award and accept it on behalf of the entire BlackLine IT team," said Sumit Johar in a statement.

He added, "This award reflects our team's relentless dedication to innovation and our commitment to leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges."

Expressing gratitude to his company, Johar noted, "At BlackLine, we are passionate about the power of digital transformation, and I am grateful to be part of a company that is pioneering trusted, auditable AI for the Office of the CFO."
 

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