New Relic announced Ashish Agarwal as the company?s next Chief Financial Officer. Agarwal is an experienced business leader with proven success in leading the financial strategies of high-growth companies in the technology sector. In this role, he will oversee global finance operations and further strengthen the company?s strategic direction.

Agarwal assumes the CFO role from David Barter. Agarwal brings nearly three decades of high-growth public and private corporate finance experience to New Relic. He most recently served as interim CFO and SVP of strategy and corporate development of McAfee, where he led mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and business development, including the company?s $936 million IPO and $14 billion private sale.

Previously, he led corporate and business development at Akamai Technologies and Symantec where he led many acquisitions, divestitures, and business development initiatives. He holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Delhi University.