Tempo Strengthens Executive Leadership to Meet Accelerating Enterprise Demand for Adaptive Portfolio Management

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 6, 2026--

Tempo Software, a leader in strategic portfolio management solutions, today announced the appointment of Kevin Nanney as Chief Product Officer and Shams Chauthani as Chief Technology Officer. The dual executive hires reflect growing market demand for adaptive portfolio management capabilities as enterprises face mounting pressure to align strategy and work with outcomes across increasingly complex initiatives.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260106272815/en/

Nanney joins Tempo from Iron Mountain, where he served as Senior Vice President of Global Product Management, Solutions & Marketing. He brings extensive experience scaling SaaS platforms, including previous leadership roles at Workiva and ServiceNow, where he drove product strategy for enterprise software solutions.

Chauthani comes to Tempo from Zilliant, where, as CTO and SVP Engineering, he led the transformation from single-product enterprise software to a cloud-native SaaS platform with six products spanning price and revenue management. His background also includes senior engineering leadership at SolarWinds, where he helped build what became a successful $5 billion public company serving IT management software customers.

"Enterprise teams are managing more complexity than ever – balancing competing priorities, adapting to constant change, and delivering strategic impact," said Vic Chynoweth, CEO of Tempo Software. "Kevin and Shams bring product vision and engineering expertise that will further enhance Tempo’s ability to help our customers navigate these complexities. Their experience building and scaling enterprise software will directly translate into stronger capabilities and faster innovation for the organizations that depend on Tempo to deliver outcomes."

The appointments come as Tempo experiences strong market momentum, with growing adoption of its integrated project and portfolio management solutions across enterprise, mid-market and SMB customers navigating complex strategic initiatives. Both executives will play critical roles in advancing Tempo's product roadmap and strengthening its position in the SPM market.

"The market is shifting away from rigid, top-down planning tools toward platforms that help organizations adapt in real-time," said Kevin Nanney, incoming Chief Product Officer. "Tempo's customers are already seeing the value of that approach, and my focus will be on accelerating our ability to deliver the enterprise-grade capabilities they need to manage portfolios that are more dynamic, distributed, and data-driven than ever before."

Chauthani's engineering leadership will be instrumental in scaling Tempo's technical infrastructure to support enterprise customers globally while maintaining the agility and innovation that have defined the company's growth.

"Throughout my career, I've seen how AI can drive transformational business outcomes – from generating significant revenue and margin growth for global companies to unlocking insights that reshape entire industries," said Shams Chauthani, incoming Chief Technology Officer.

"While building a robust, enterprise-grade platform for Tempo's SPM modules is essential, what truly excites me is leveraging AI to fundamentally transform how people manage and execute their work. We have the opportunity to redefine what's possible in strategic portfolio management."

The leadership appointments support Tempo's commitment to meeting customer demand through expanded product capabilities, deeper enterprise functionality, and continued innovation in adaptive strategic portfolio management. Both Nanney and Chauthani will be based remotely and report directly to Chynoweth.

About Tempo Software

Tempo Software is the leader in Adaptive Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), helping organizations continuously plan, adapt, and deliver results with clarity and confidence. Tempo's modular platform combines AI-powered insights with flexible adoption models to keep teams aligned, manage risk, and connect strategy to outcomes – meeting organizations wherever they are in their transformation journey. Through strategic alliances with technology platforms including Atlassian Jira, monday.com, Asana, ServiceNow, and Azure DevOps, and a robust partner ecosystem of over 300 solution providers, Tempo extends its capabilities across the enterprise. The company serves over 30,000 customers across diverse industries – including Cisco, Airbus, Oracle, and more than one-third of the Fortune 500 – who rely on Tempo to drive measurable outcomes at scale. Learn more at www.tempo.io.

About Diversis Capital

Founded in 2013, Diversis is a software and technology focused private equity fund that invests in lower middle-market companies, targeting situations where it can add unique value in helping a company reach the next level. With a collaborative approach to investing, its Operating Partners and Strategic Advisors work alongside management teams to help build successful organizations positioned for long-term growth. To learn more, visit www.diversis.com.

Tempo Welcomes New CPO and CTO

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters confronted federal officers Thursday in Minneapolis the day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

The demonstrations came amid heightened tensions after President Donald Trump's administration dispatched 2,000 officers and agents to Minnesota for its latest immigration crackdown.

The killing of 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday set off a clash between federal and state officials over whether the shooting appeared justified and whether a Minnesota law enforcement agency had jurisdiction to investigate.

Here's what is known about the shooting:

The woman was shot in her car in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where police killed George Floyd in 2020. Videos taken by bystanders and posted to social media show an officer approaching an SUV stopped in the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle.

The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward and a different ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots into the vehicle at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.

It is not clear from the videos if the vehicle makes contact with the officer. The SUV then speeds into two cars parked on a curb nearby before coming to a stop. Witnesses can be heard shouting in shock.

Good died of gunshot wounds to the head.

She described herself on social media as a “poet and writer and wife and mom” from Colorado. Calls and messages to her family were not immediately returned.

Public records show Good had recently lived in Kansas City, Missouri, where she and another woman with the same home address had started a business last year called B. Good Handywork.

In a video posted from the scene on social media, a woman who describes Good as her wife is seen sitting near the vehicle sobbing. She says the couple had only recently arrived in Minnesota and they have a 6-year-old child.

Her killing is at least the fifth death to result from the aggressive U.S. immigration crackdown the Trump administration launched last year.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday in New York that there would be a federal investigation into the shooting, adding that she believes the officer followed his training and the shooting was justified. She again called the woman’s actions “domestic terrorism.”

“This vehicle was used to hit this officer,” Noem said. “It was used as a weapon, and the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy."

The ICE officer has not been publicly identified. Noem said he was taken to a hospital after being hit by the vehicle and has since been discharged.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara gave no indication that the driver was trying to harm anyone when he described the shooting to reporters Wednesday.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called Noem’s description of the events “garbage,” saying he had watched videos of the shooting that show it wasn’t self-defense and was avoidable.

Drew Evans, head of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said Thursday that federal prosecutors have barred the state agency from jointly investigating the shooting alongside the FBI. He said state investigators were being denied access to evidence, witness interviews and other case materials.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanded that state investigators be given a role, telling reporters that residents would otherwise have a hard time accepting the findings of federal law enforcement.

“And I say that only because people in positions of power have already passed judgment from the president to the vice president to Kristi Noem," Walz said.

Noem denied that Minnesota authorities were being shut out, saying: “They don’t have any jurisdiction in this investigation."

Dozens of protesters Thursday morning outside a Minneapolis federal building being used a base for the immigration crackdown. Border Patrol officers fired tear gas and doused demonstrators with pepper spray to push them back from the gate.

Area schools were closed as a safety precaution.

A vigil Wednesday night for the victim drew hundreds of people. A march through the city concluded without violence.

Protests were also planned across the U.S. in cities including New York, New Orleans and Seattle.

Protesters confront federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

People gather for a vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a motorist earlier in the day, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

People participate in a protest and vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)