# Pierre Naudé

> Pierre Naudé is the South African-born co-founder and founding CEO of nCino, the Wilmington-based cloud banking software company. After a career in programming and leadership at Unisys and S1, he led nCino from its 2012 beginnings through its July 2020 Nasdaq debut. Sean Desmond succeeded him as CEO in February 2025; Naudé served as executive chairman for a year and became non-executive chairman in February 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and non-executive Chairman of the Board at nCino
- **Organizations:** nCino, S1 Corporation, Unisys, Boland Bank
- **Education:** B.S. in Finance and Management, Upper Iowa University
- **Known for:** Co-founded nCino and led it as CEO for approximately thirteen years., Led nCino through its July 14, 2020 Nasdaq trading debut., Helped develop a cloud banking software business that reported more than 1,100 financial-institution relationships at its IPO.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Moved from South Africa to the United States with his wife and young baby.
- **2000-2003** — Managing Partner at Unisys.
- **2004-2005** — Vice President and Managing Partner at Unisys.
- **2005-2012** — Divisional President at S1 Corporation, until its acquisition in February 2012.
- **2012** — Became founding CEO of nCino.
- **2020** — Led nCino through its July Nasdaq initial public offering.
- **2022** — Became board chairman on May 10 while remaining CEO.
- **2025** — Succeeded as CEO by Sean Desmond effective February 1; became executive chairman.
- **2026** — Became non-employee director and chairman effective February 1.

## Achievements

- Co-founded nCino and led it as CEO for approximately thirteen years.
- Led nCino through its July 14, 2020 Nasdaq trading debut.
- Helped develop a cloud banking software business that reported more than 1,100 financial-institution relationships at its IPO.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Transitioned from executive chairman to a non-employee director and Chairman of the Board, effective February 1.
- **2025-07** — Appeared in the first episode of Pendo’s Hard Calls with former nCino product leader Trisha Price, discussing scaling and management decisions.
- **2025-02** — Became executive chairman as Sean Desmond succeeded him as CEO.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrenaude
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PNaude1

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