Boston-based building operations software provider Building Engines has announced the appointment of as chief technology officer. In addition, the firm has appointed Daniel Russo as chief product officer and Brendan Cournoyer as vice president of marketing.

Nair brings experience in building highly reliable, scalable and secure products in areas like internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence, machine learning and internet-scale distributed systems. With over 25 years of software development experience, he has helped scale organizations to hundreds of globally distributed engineers. At Building Engines, he will focus on introducing disruptive technologies and innovations to further extend the company’s competitive edge in the CRE market.

In the chief product officer role, Russo will focus on continuing to advance the company’s roadmap for Prism, an innovative, comprehensive platform for CRE building operations. Prior to joining Building Engines, Russo ran product management at software companies in the travel, events and hospitality industries.

Cournoyer will serve the company as its vice president of marketing, where he will work to further advance the company’s position as a recognized leader in building operations technology.