Cisco Executives At-A-Glance

Wim ElfrinkEVP, Industry Solutions & Chief Globalisation OfficerWim Elfrink heads three global functions: Cisco's Industry Solutions initiatives, Emerging Countries initiatives and the company's globalisation strategy. Elfrink is also an officer of the company.He established Cisco's Globalisation Centre East (GCE) in Bangalore, India. Over four years, Elfrink grew the GCE to be an innovation hub. Now with 11,000 employees in the company's smartest and most sustainable campus, this organization is focused on developing and delivering industry-based market-making solutions that are scaled globally.

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Anil MenonPresident, Smart+Connected Communities and Cisco Deputy Chief Globalisation OfficerAnil is responsible for developing the strategy and leading the global execution of Cisco’s S+CC business.Anil also serves as Ciscoʹs Deputy Chief Globalisation Officer, helping Cisco identify and drive the development of new solutions and business models for its customers worldwide.As the Executive Sponsor of Cisco’s Emerging Countries initiatives, he is responsible for identifying and addressing the next set of transformational opportunities in emerging countries like BRIC‐M (Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico) and TIPSS (Turkey, Indonesia, Poland, Saudi Arabia and South Africa). Anil’s charter is to enable the transformation of these emerging countries by aligning Cisco’s technologies, and business architecture capabilities with the nations’ long and medium term developmental goals.

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Patrick S. FinnSenior Vice President, U.S. Public Sector OrganizationPatrick Finn leads Cisco's growth and integrated business plan for the U.S. Public sector, which includes state and local governments, educational institutions and the U.S. federal government. His team works to transformation how the public sector protects, serves and educates by leveraging the network to connect, innovate and lead.

Working closely with various Cisco groups, Finn manages the development and deployment of technology solutions that enhance national defense and education systems, improve citizen services, secure information, and enhance healthcare delivery.

Finn will be leading the U.S. Public Sector portions of Cisco Live including the keynote and customer roundtables, as well as a Public Sector Analyst Roundtable as part of C-Scape.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/patrick-finn?articleId=630136

Rob SoderberySenior Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Enterprise NetworksRob Soderbery leads Cisco’s Enterprise Networks businessRob Soderbery will be leading the first press conference at Cisco Live, just as he has done for the past three Cisco Live events.Rob is responsible for Cisco’s core networking business, driving all decisions for Cisco’s core networking business, which includes all enterprise switching, routing and wireless technology, including the products that make up the foundation for the Internet of Things.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/robert-soderbery?

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David WardSenior Vice President, Engineering Chief Technology Officer and Chief ArchitectAs Engineering CTO and Chief Architect at Cisco Systems, David is responsible for defining strategy and leading research and development of new innovation via tight partnerships with customers and academia. He is known in the industry because of his knowledge and expertise in IP/MPLS routing, high availability, network design, and systems software.David held the roles of software architect for IOS-XR; co-system architect of the CRS-1 multi-terabit router & ASR9000; and co-system architect of several next generation routers, line cards, route processors and service blades for multiple routing products in Cisco’s Service Provider portfolio.

Paul PerezChief Technology Officer, Data Center GroupPaul Perez is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Cisco’s Data Center Group, responsible for leading the overall technology strategy for products and solutions associated with server access virtualization, Cisco Catalyst and Cisco Nexus switching solutions, Cisco MDS storage switches, and Cisco ACE load-balancing software. He is also an executive sponsor for innovation and works broadly with his peers across Cisco to grow technical leaders, cross-pollinate technologies, and keep Cisco differentiated in cloud computing for 21st century workloads.

Dave EvansChief Futurist, Senior Director & Chief TechnologistIn his roles as chief futurist for Cisco, and senior director and chief technologist of the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) Innovations Practice, Dave Evans is equal parts blue-sky prognosticator and hands-on builder and tester. On any given day, he might be pondering the social implications of people living to be 200 (“Your 401[k] would surely run out,” he muses) or demonstrating a drag-and-drop car dashboard that could be in dealer showrooms in just a few model years.

As senior director and chief technologist, Evans works closely with some of the world’s largest companies, but it’s his visionary streak that has garnered international media attention on topics such as robotics, the “Internet of Things,” and the phenomenon he has dubbed “The Technology Avalanche.” His work has been featured on Discovery Channel, MSNBC, and CNNMoney, and in Fortune, Businessweek, The New York Times, the National Post, and many other publications.

Inbar Lasser-RaabSenior Director, Enterprise Networking GroupInbar Lasser-Raab is a Senior Director of Cisco’s Enterprise Networking Group, responsible for the Marketing of Cisco’s Enterprise Routing, Mobility and WAN Optimization Portfolios. These market-leading solutions are shaping the future of IT, accelerating the adoption of cloud, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), video and Virtual Desktops.

In her role, Inbar frequently meets with IT leaders and industry influencers to discuss IT trends and strategies, and she is a veteran industry speaker. She is also responsible for several of Cisco’s most successful marketing campaigns.

Prior to joining Cisco, Inbar was Vice President of Marketing at Riverstone Networks. She managed the company’s Worldwide Marketing and Channel activities, and was part of the Turn-Around Team driving the company's acquisition by Lucent. Prior to that, Inbar was a Director of Product Marketing at Nortel and Rad Data Communications.

Rob LloydPresident, Development and SalesAs President, Development and Sales, Robert Lloyd is responsible for Cisco's development and sales efforts, as the company creates tighter connections between customer requirements and innovation, along with ensuring greater speed-to-market. Lloyd's organization manages the alignment and acceleration of Cisco's technology innovation to enable a faster response to market transitions, increased customer relevance, and growth.

Lloyd is also a member of the Cisco Executive Committee, which sets strategic direction for each of Cisco's market segments.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/robert-lloyd?articleId=33626

John T. ChambersChairman and Chief Executive Officer CiscoJohn Chambers is Chairman and CEO of Cisco. He has helped grow the company from $70 million when he joined Cisco in January 1991, to $1.2 billion when he assumed the role of CEO, to record revenues of $46 billion in FY12. In 2006, Chambers was named Chairman of the Board, in addition to his CEO role.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/john-chambers?articleId=33185

Gary MoorePresident and Chief Operating OfficerGary B. Moore is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Cisco, responsible for enabling operational excellence across the company and building capabilities for Cisco's future growth.As the leader of the marketing, operations, human resources, information technology, services, transformation office, and corporate planning groups, Moore helps to enable Cisco's vision, strategy, and innovation by managing prioritization, decision ownership, effective resource alignment, measurement, and accountability across the company. His

team encompasses leaders in corporate functions including Cisco Services; Marketing, Corporate Communications, Government Affairs; Human Resources; IT; and the Operations, Process, and Systems group, which includes manufacturing, corporate social responsibility, worldwide customer operations, shared services, and legal teams.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/gary-moore?articleId=33752

John ManvilleVice President, Information TechnologyJohn received his undergraduate degree in electronic engineering from the University College London and a Masters from the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career working for telecommunications carriers before moving to a series of New York based financial services companies in various IT capacities. For the past four years John has worked at Cisco, where he is currently responsible for the strategy, design and operation of Cisco IT network and data centers including server platforms, operating systems and virtualization technologies.

David Yen, Ph.D.Senior Vice President and General Manager, Data Center GroupDavid Yen, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Technology Group at Cisco which includes Data Center Switching, Servers, Storage and Load Balancing. He is responsible for continuing the success of the fast-growth Unified Computing System (UCS), Nexus switching portfolios and taking Cisco’s leadership in the data center to the next level.Yen has nearly three decades of knowledge, expertise, and passion for engineering excellence. Before joining Cisco, he was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Fabric and Switching Business Group at Juniper Networks, where he led the QFabric multiyear initiative in data center network research and development.

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Giuliano Di VitantonioVice President, Data Center and Cloud MarketingA recognized leader in enterprise solutions go-to-market for more than a decade,Giuliano Di Vitantonio is Vice President of Data Center and Cloud Marketing at Cisco. In this role, he leads global marketing for the Cisco portfolio of products and solutions that target the data center and cloud infrastructure markets, across the enterprise and service provider segments. He is a core team member of Cisco’s Data Center Board and Cisco’s Cloud Board, which drive innovation and customer value as Cisco customers move to adopt new computing models.

Di Vitantonio has been with Cisco since 2011. Prior to Cisco he spent 17 years at Hewlett-Packard, where he held leadership positions in marketing, strategy, business development and R&D. In his last role at Hewlett-Packard, Di Vitantonio led Marketing and Strategic Alliances for Business Intelligence Solutions (BIS), where he was responsible for all aspects of global and regional marketing for BIS, including strategic alliances with SAP Business Objects, Microsoft BI, SAS Institute, and Informatica, among others.

Edzard OverbeekSenior Vice President, Cisco ServicesEdzard Overbeek is Senior Vice President for Cisco Services. He manages the Cisco services business portfolio, which delivers unique and strategic consulting, platform, advanced and technical services solutions to customers and partners worldwide. His focus is to help our customers transform their businesses through intelligent networked-based service offerings that support their business goals and increase their competitiveness, as well as ensuring efficient business and technical operations throughout the lifecycle of the network.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/edzard-overbeek?articleId=33836

Padmasree WarriorChief Technology and Strategy OfficerCisco Chief Technology & Strategy Officer Padmasree Warrior is charged with aligning technology development and corporate strategy to enable Cisco to anticipate, shape and lead major market transitions. Warrior helps drive technology and operational innovation across the company and oversees strategic partnerships; mergers and acquisitions; the integration of new business models; the incubation of new technologies; and the cultivation of world-class technical talent.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/padmasree-warrior?articleId=34150

Jordi BotifollPresident, Latin America TheaterJordi Botifoll is President of the Latin America Theater at Cisco. In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing the company's strategies for growth throughout the region.Previously at Cisco, Botifoll was Senior Vice President of the EMEAR South Theater, where he was responsible for managing all business in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, and Israel. Before that he was Vice President for the Mediterranean region, during which time it became one of Cisco's highest-growth areas in European markets, leading Botifoll to be named VP of the Year in 2008. Prior to that, he was Managing Director Iberia. He joined Cisco in 1999 as General Manager of Cisco's Spanish subsidiary, and under his leadership the Spanish business grew by more than 100 percent during the first year. In 2000 he won the best EMEA General Manager Award.

Full biography: http://newsroom.cisco.com/jordi-botifoll?articleId=1152916

Doug MerrittSenior Vice President, Product & Solutions MarketingSenior Vice President Doug Merritt is responsible for the go-to-market strategies for Cisco. His focus is to promote differentiation and value through unique combinations of Cisco's product and solutions portfolio.Prior to joining Cisco, Merritt led Silicon Valley startup Baynote through a period of significant investment and rapid growth within the emerging personalization and digital marketing optimization industry. Previously he was Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global On Demand Applications at SAP, where he was also a corporate officer and member of the Executive Council for SAP AG.

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