OpenText
Cosmin Balota, CPA, CA, is an accomplished financial executive with extensive experience in accounting and corporate finance. Currently serving as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer at OpenText since January 2019, Balota has a proven track record of leadership in various roles, including Vice President positions in Accounting & Reporting and Corporate Accounting at the same organization. Prior to OpenText, Balota held significant positions at Enercare Inc., overseeing Corporate Finance and Planning and Analysis, and directed Financial Planning & Analysis at Expedia Group. Earlier career experience includes a Director role at The Globe and Mail and a managerial position in Audit & Advisory Services at Deloitte Canada. Balota's educational background includes a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Waterloo, along with the CPA, CA designation from Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
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A global leader in information management, OpenText offers integrated solutions in cybersecurity, analytics, content services, business networks, DevOps, and IT management, OpenText empowers organizations to fully manage their data, content, and private information and keep it safe against cybersecurity threats. OpenText was founded through a partnership between the University of Waterloo and Oxford University in 1991 to create the first online Oxford English Dictionary. Timothy Bray, Frank Tompa, and Gaston Gonnet worked to develop software that would allow users to search any word on any webpage. That project later became OpenText, and three decades later, the company has served more than 120,000 enterprise customers across industries such as financial services, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and public sector. In 2025, OpenText was named one of Canada’s Most Responsible Companies and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People. The company was also named one of Canada’s Most Innovative Companies by Canadian Business in 2024 and was one of the 20 Hottest AI Software Companies in the 2024 CRN AI 100. OpenText continues to encourage industry innovation and growth with its cloud, security, and AI solutions.