CARY — Oliver Schabenberger is leaving SAS in January to pursue other interests, according to Cary-based SAS.
Shannon Heath, SAS corporate PR manager tells WRAL Techwire, “Jim Goodnight remains at the helm of the company – and he is surrounded by a deep leadership bench and more than 14,000 global employees all focused on one goal: providing analytics and AI software that helps businesses succeed.”
Schabenberger, COO and CTO of the Cary-based analytics firm, was in line to succeed Goodnight.
Heath said there are no plans to replace Oliver at this time.
What does that mean for succession at SAS? Heath said “SAS always has a succession plan in place. We have a deep bench of leadership talent. Dr. Goodnight is not naming a specific successor at this time.”
Earlier this year, CMO Randy Guard left SAS. Jennifer Chase in now head of marketing.
