OutSystems Welcomes SaaS Veteran Fay Sien Goon as Chief Financial Officer

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 12, 2026--

OutSystems, a leading AI development platform, today announced the appointment of Fay Sien Goon as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Goon will oversee the company’s global financial operations, planning, and strategy as OutSystems continues to grow its market leadership and accelerate innovation in AI apps and agents.

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“Fay Sien is a world-class financial leader with an incredible depth of experience in scaling some of the most successful companies in the software industry,” said Woodson Martin, CEO of OutSystems. “Her expertise in navigating complex, high-growth environments and her strategic approach to financial operations will be invaluable as we continue to empower organizations with a unified, agile, and enterprise-proven AI development platform. We are thrilled to welcome her to the team.”

A seasoned finance leader with over 20 years of experience in the SaaS and enterprise software industries, Goon has a proven track record of accelerating growth within technology organizations and driving disciplined financial performance. Goon joins OutSystems from AppFolio, where she served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to AppFolio, Goon spent nearly a decade at ServiceNow during its most transformative years. As Chief Accounting Officer, she led global accounting and finance functions as the company achieved significant financial milestones.

“OutSystems is at the forefront of a massive shift in how software is created, particularly as AI transforms the development lifecycle,” said Goon, CFO at OutSystems. “I am honored to join a company with such a strong and trusted foundation, a visionary leadership team, and a clear mission to help customers embrace an agentic future.”

Learn more about OutSystems leadership team here.

About OutSystems

OutSystems is a leading AI development platform trusted by thousands of customers worldwide. The platform empowers CEOs, management teams, and technology leaders to build mission-critical applications and agentic systems that grow revenue, streamline operations, and deliver exactly what businesses need.

While evolving AI pilots into production success can be challenging due to talent gaps, legacy systems, imperfect data, and sprawling point solutions, OutSystems provides a proven AI development platform and experience that enables innovation up to 10x faster with the assurance of built-in security, scalability, and governance.

Recognized as a leader by analysts, IT executives, business leaders, and developers around the world, global brands trust OutSystems to innovate as fast as the evolving market demands and orchestrate powerful human + AI collaboration in the agentic future.

Founded in 2001, the company’s network spans more than 60 million end users, over 500 partners, and active customers in 75+ countries across 20+ industries. Learn more at www.outsystems.com.

Fay Sien Goon, Chief Financial Officer at OutSystems

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian authorities said on Thursday they have arrested several suspects accused of a string of recent explosions in Damascus, including the bombings during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit earlier this week.

An official with Syria's Internal Security Forces said the Islamic State group was behind the bombings. The extremist group has not claimed the attacks.

Security forces carried out raids in the Syrian capital and the surrounding areas, and “succeeded in dismantling the entire cell responsible” for the bombings, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Brig. Gen. Ahmad al-Dalati, Internal Security Forces' commander for the rural Damascus province, later told state television that the suspects were part of an IS-affiliated cell. He said investigators had been able to identify one member of the cell after reviewing security camera footage and tracked him to identify the other suspects.

On Tuesday, explosive devices were planted in a garbage bin and a parked car during Macron's landmark visit to Syria, a country rebuilding from years of civil war. Macron, who was in the presidential palace when the blasts happened, was not harmed and continued with his meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

The explosions killed one person and wounded 36 others, according to the final casualty toll announced by Syria's Ministry of Health.

Last week, an explosive device detonated in a cafe near Damascus' main judicial complex, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 20.

The explosions are a challenge to al-Sharaa, who has pushed to assert full control over Syria. He has appealed to minorities skeptical of his government's Islamist-led rule and sought to win support of Western governments concerned about his past leadership of the formerly al-Qaida-linked group known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

His government has promised political and economic reform after decades of autocratic rule of the Assad family, which ended when former President Bashar Assad was ousted in an insurgent offensive in December 2024 led by al-Sharaa.

The nearly 14-year civil war in Syria killed nearly half a million people and displaced millions, leaving much devastation and infrastructure in ruins. While other nations and businesses have made large investment pledges, the country still needs hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild and lift millions out of poverty.

Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicle near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked the area earlier while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicle near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked the area earlier while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)