Pegasystems Picks a New People Chief to Lead Talent Growth

Pegasystems, also called Pega, named Katherine Parente as the adaptive and cloud-architected software company's Chief People Officer, effective immediately.

Parente's new role places her directly beneath CEO Alan Trefler in the company's org chart and means she will lead the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company's global people strategy and operations.

Parente brings experience from top HR roles at FactSet Research Systems, Axiom and ITG, (now Virtu Financial). In her most recent position as the SVP of HR at FactSet, she led global HR strategy across product, content, and technology functions covering thousands of employees.

"Kate brings Pega a wealth of experience and innovative ideas that will enable us to continue to nurture our people and attract new talent to our offices around the world," Trefler stated in his company's press release. "It is a pleasure to welcome Kate to Pega at an exciting time in our history as we look to our people function to help power our ongoing growth trajectory."

Pega is continuing to build its international team and is finding ways to make itself more attractive to talent; a mission Parente will build on. At the close of 2021, the company signed the United Kingdom Armed Forces Covenant, a commitment to treat past and present military members and their families fairly.

"It's an exciting opportunity to join and lead such a world-class people function that has significantly contributed to Pega's continued success," said Katherine Parente. "I look forward to helping further evolve and enhance our approach so we can meet new challenges during a time of unprecedented change in the employment marketplace."