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Azul Appoints Kenny Johnston As Chief Product Officer

PUBLIC · AZULAug 11, 2026•about 2 hours ago

Position

Chief Product Officer

Company

Azul

Kenny Johnston
SunnyvaleSoftwareTravelAir Transportation

Description

Azul has announced the appointment of Kenny Johnston as Chief Product Officer. He will be responsible for leading the product strategy for Azul's AI-first Java platform.

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Company

Azul

Location

Sunnyvale, California, United States

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Azul provides the world's most trusted Java platform, founded on open source and delivered by the world's largest independent Java engineering team, and is the only company 100% focused on Java. Millions of Java developers, hundreds of millions of devices and the world’s most highly regarded businesses trust Azul to power their applications with exceptional capabilities, performance, security, value, and success. Azul customers include 36% of the Fortune 100, 50% of Forbes top 10 World’s Most Valuable Brands, 10 of the world’s top 10 banks and leading brands like Avaya, Bazaarvoice, BMW, Deutsche Telekom, LG, Mastercard, Mizuho, Priceline, Salesforce, Software AG, and Workday.

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