About Tehama
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When Pythian, a global IT Services provider, needed to improve on their agility and security when connecting to global customers in an expanding global market, Tehama was created to deliver “better IT outcomes, faster, and more securely.”
Eager for the same benefits of agility and security, Pythian’s customers and partners began requesting access to Tehama, to securely onboard other service providers and apply continuous auditing and compliance across their services supply chain.
Tehama is a SOC 2 Type II cloud-based solution that eliminates roadblocks for our customers by making it efficient and secure to access a global workforce, automating the management of vendors, and ensuring all access—and work done— is secure, monitored and audited, enabling faster time to productivity.
Meet the Leadership Team
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Vallée’s career as a data scientist, systems architect and entrepreneur began in the early 1990s. Today, as the founder and CEO of Tehama, Paul oversees the leading SaaS platform for secure IT service delivery.
About Paul
Paul Vallée’s career as a data scientist, systems architect and entrepreneur began in the early 1990s. Today, as the founder and CEO of Tehama, Paul oversees the leading SaaS platform for secure IT service delivery.
Paul launched Tehama in 2018 under its parent company, Pythian. Co-founded by Paul in 1997, Pythian provides data and cloud services to businesses around the world. Under Paul’s leadership, Pythian has grown to a 400-person company operating in 35 countries. In recognition of Pythian’s rapid growth and success, Paul was named in 2011 to Ottawa’s “Forty under 40” by the Ottawa Business Journal. In 2014, he received the Trudeau Medal from his alma mater, the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. In 2019, Pythian won the Google Cloud Platform Partner of the Year Award for Data Analytics.
Paul is a sought-after speaker who is recognized for his support of progressive causes, including gender equity in technology. For his efforts in countering the industry’s “bro culture,” Paul was named 2016’s Diversity Champion by Canada’s Women in Communications & Technology. Paul is active in the Council of Canadian Innovators, and he serves on the board of the Basic Income Canada Network.
Chief Revenue Officer
About Gene
Gene Villeneuve is a seasoned IT leader with more than two decades of experience. He is passionate about helping customers and partners adopt technology for better business outcomes. At Tehama, he directs the strategy, market growth and customer success of the cloud-based platform. Gene also sits on the board for the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) Cyber Council. Before Tehama, Gene held several executive positions at IBM, most recently as Worldwide Director of Lab Services for Financial Crimes Insight Solutions in the Watson Financial Services Solutions division. He has also held European and Global executive roles at IBM, Cognos, SAP (Business Objects) and OLAP@Work. Gene is recognized as a visionary thought leader and is a sought-after speaker for both client and industry events.
Gene has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa.
When not working, Gene is an athlete dad who rides his bike or runs while waiting for his daughters during multiple ballet classes per week.
Chief Operating Officer
Pavla Selepova brings more than 20 years of experience in operational excellence to Tehama. As Chief Operating Officer, she leads the vision, strategy that drives the success of Engineering, IT Operations, Compliance and Security.
About Pavla
Pavla Selepova brings more than 20 years of experience in operational excellence to Tehama. As Chief Operating Officer, she leads the vision, strategy that drives the success of Engineering, IT Operations, Compliance and Security. Before joining Tehama, Pavla was Senior Vice President of Software Defined Enterprise at Pythian, Vice President of Operations at In-Touch Insight, and Vice President of Customer Relationship Management at Got Corporation. Pavla also built her reputation as a known leader in operations and strategy through a number of roles in the Canadian telecom industry, most notably at Bell Canada as Vice President of Program Management. She holds an MBA in Finance and an MSc in Physics from McGill University.
Chief Technology Officer
Matthew Abarbanel is a seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience in engineering and software development. As Chief Technology Officer he leads the strategy for Tehama’s product development and oversees all of the technology requirements for the business.
About Matthew
Matthew Abarbanel is a seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience in engineering and software development. As Chief Technology Officer he leads the strategy for Tehama’s product development and oversees all of the technology requirements for the business. A strategic thinker with the ability to drive business through IT and lead diverse teams, Matthew has held senior management positions at some of the world’s leading technology companies including Apple, Beats Music, Sony Music, IODA and BitTorrent.
Our Mission
We eliminate roadblocks for our customers by making it efficient and secure to access a global workforce, automating the management of vendors, and ensuring all access—and work done— is secure, monitored and audited. We give IT providers secure and efficient onboarding of talent, help ease the burden of regulatory compliance, and get developers back to true productivity.
We’re proud of our Tehama Platform Stats
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