Skillsoft Appoints Bernard Barbour as Chief Technology and Product Officer

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Proven technology leader brings expertise in AI, cloud platforms, and enterprise SaaS to advance Skillsoft’s next-generation skills management platform

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), the leading AI-native skills management platform built for the human + AI era, announced Bernard Barbour has joined Skillsoft as Chief Technology and Product Officer. In this role, Mr. Barbour will lead the continued evolution of the Skillsoft Percipio Platform as a unified skills management system that connects skills, learning, and workforce capability to business needs.

Bernard Barbour

Mr. Barbour is an experienced technology leader with a strong record of building and scaling engineering, AI, data, and product teams. He most recently served as Chief Technology Officer at Indigo Agriculture, where he led modernization efforts that improved core platforms, strengthened data capabilities, and supported company growth. Before Indigo, he spent more than 10 years at Cimpress, where he led a global platform team of more than 700 and oversaw content creation tools, design technologies, and personalization systems used by millions of customers worldwide.

Mr. Barbour brings a builder mindset focused on understanding customers’ toughest challenges, helping them cut through complexity, and accelerating innovation that delivers real results. His leadership supports Skillsoft’s vision for a skills-based workforce, helping organizations not only see the skills they have and identify the skills they need, but also move faster from insight to action. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Ron Hovsepian.

“Bernie joins Skillsoft at a pivotal moment as organizations reimagine how they prepare their people for constant change,” said Ron Hovsepian, Chief Executive Officer of Skillsoft. “He brings strong, hands-on experience building and applying AI at scale, turning customer needs into measurable outcomes. His leadership will help us accelerate innovation and deliver AI-powered capabilities that make it easier for organizations to build, adapt, and sustain workforce readiness.”

“Customers are trying to move faster while navigating fragmented tools and growing complexity,” said Mr. Barbour. “My focus is on listening closely, understanding what’s getting in their way, and helping deliver solutions that make progress easier to achieve. Skillsoft has a strong foundation, and I’m excited to work with the team to build on it in ways that create real value for customers.”

About Skillsoft

Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is a global leader in AI-native skills management for the human + AI era. By unifying learning, real-time skills intelligence, and workforce insights, Skillsoft helps enterprises build their Skillforce™ — humans and AI working together to drive measurable business outcomes. Through personalized, interactive learning across leadership, technology, and compliance, Skillsoft enables organizations to close critical skill gaps and accelerate transformation. Skillsoft is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 1000, and supports a global community of more than 105 million learners. Learn more at skillsoft.com.

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