Pat Gelsinger CEO, VMware

EMC Corp. announced a series of senior executive appointments to further position the company for its next phase of growth.

The appointments highlight the depth and breadth of EMC’s executive management team and mark the next step in the implementation of the company’s executive succession plan.

"EMC and VMware have delivered strong results over the past decade and have developed world-class management teams," said Joe Tucci, EMC Chairman and CEO. "Today we are witnessing an extraordinary transformation in the IT industry unlike anything we have seen before – a major shift to cloud computing, big data applications and delivering IT-as-a-Service. To capitalize on this tremendous opportunity we are positioning our executive talent so that we can benefit from their exceptional professional strengths with the goal of further advantaging EMC and VMware to deliver long-term value to our respective shareholders."

Key among the executive appointments:  

• David Goulden, EVP and CFO, has been appointed president and COO of EMC, reporting to Tucci.
• Pat Gelsinger, EMC president and COO of Information Infrastructure Products, has been appointed CEO of VMware, effective September 1st, and will also join the VMware board of directors.
• Paul Maritz, VMware’s present CEO, is joining EMC as chief strategist, reporting to Tucci, effective September 1st. He will remain on the VMware board of directors.

Tucci said: "With these changes, David will assume responsibility for EMC’s Information Infrastructure business, Pat will now lead Cloud Infrastructure at VMware, and Paul will look across our technology strategy with a particular focus on big data and the next generation of cloud-oriented applications that will be built on top of these foundations."

Goulden (53), a 10-year senior EMC veteran, will effective immediately assume full responsibility for EMC’s Business Units, Sales and Customer Operations, Services, Marketing and G&A functions. His experience at EMC has been broad based and has included managing Global Sales, Marketing, Alliances and Business Development. He has also been instrumental in making M&A a core competency for EMC by playing a leading role in nearly 70 acquisitions since 2003. Goulden will also continue to serve as EMC’s CFO, a position he has held since 2006.

"David Goulden is a remarkable executive and proven leader with an extraordinary command of EMC’s business," said Tucci. "He has led just about every aspect of our business, driven major change initiatives across the company and helped design innovative business models. He and his team have also been instrumental to EMC’s long-term financial success. All of this coupled with David’s broad EMC experience and deep industry knowledge makes him the perfect choice to become President and COO."

Goulden said: "EMC is very well positioned to benefit from almost every major trend in IT – flash storage, converged infrastructure, big data and cloud security to name just a few. I look forward to continuing to execute on EMC’s strategy and working with such a talented team who embody EMC’s high-performance culture."

In joining EMC, Maritz (57), will be driving our efforts in technology strategy with a focus in big data and the next generation of cloud-oriented applications. He was one of the early leaders of Microsoft before becoming CEO of VMware and will also assume responsibility for EMC’s CTO Office, M&A, strategic investments and emerging technologies.

"Paul Maritz is one of the brightest minds in the IT industry. He has created a compelling and lasting vision that has transformed VMware from a technology leader in virtualization to a category leader in cloud computing," said Tucci. "Paul leaves VMware in an enviable strategic position and in great financial health. We are delighted to have Paul join the leadership team at EMC and look forward to working with him as he leads our technology strategy and directs our efforts on big data and emerging applications."

Pat Gelsinger (51) joined EMC in 2009 as president and COO of EMC Information Infrastructure Products. He has overseen the introduction of the largest product set in EMC history, accelerated push into unified storage and led the company into new market segments including big data and flash storage.

Gelsinger is responsible for EMC’s Information Infrastructure product portfolio, including information storage divisions, as well as Data Computing, Backup and Recovery Systems, RSA Security, Enterprise Solutions, and the office of the CTO.

At EMC, he has led product engineering and manufacturing divisions through the largest-ever revamp of EMC’s product portfolio, including the launch of the VNX family of unified storage platforms. Under Gelsinger’s leadership, EMC has grown its Backup and Recovery Systems division into an essential part of EMC’s business, combining Avamar and Data Domain to offer backup solutions designed specifically for new data center architectures. He has also overseen the integration and growth of Isilon scale-out NAS, as well as the introductions of the Greenplum Unified Analytics Platform for big data analytics and server flash caching technology, VFCache. He also leads EMC’s technology partnerships with firms including Intel, SAP, Microsoft, VCE (the Virtual Computing Environment Company, EMC’s joint venture with Cisco), and VMware (the EMC majority-owned and publicly-traded market leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure).

Before joining EMC, Gelsinger was SVP and co-GM of Intel‘s Digital Enterprise Group, the company’s largest business group accounting for more than half of Intel’s annual revenue. Under his leadership, that group was responsible for Intel’s enterprise products including clients (PC’s), Server (Xeon and Itanium), Embedded, Communications, Visualization and Storage products. The group was also responsible for the Nehalem microarchitecture product development and the resurgence of Intel’s dominance in the data center and server space.

Prior to this, he led Intel Labs, which encompasses many of Intel research activities, including leading Corporate Technology Group and Intel Research. As Intel’s first CTO, he managed Intel’s longer-term research efforts and helped ensure consistency from Intel’s emerging computing, networking, and communications products and technologies.

Gelsinger also led Intel’s Desktop Products Group, where he was responsible for its desktop processors, chipsets, and motherboards for consumer and commercial OEM customers as well as many of Intel’s technology initiatives and the Intel Developer Forum. He also led the development of the Intel ProShare video conferencing and Internet communications product line. He was GM of the division responsible for the Pentium Pro, IntelDX2 and Intel486 microprocessor families. He was also architect of the original 80486 and a design engineer on the 80386 and 80286 processor design teams.

He holds six patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is a well-known speaker on technology trends, and has received a variety of industry recognition awards. He received an associate’s degree from Lincoln Technical Institute in 1979, a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in 1983, magna cum laude, and a master’s degree from Stanford University in 1985. All degrees are in electrical engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE (2008) and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2008 from William Jessup University.

"Pat Gelsinger’s leadership and technology vision have both transformed and strengthened EMC’s broad product portfolio since his arrival," said Tucci. "Pat’s unique experience in understanding how software can add value to standard hardware building blocks, as well as his deep understanding of the x86 partner ecosystem and his track record running large scale organizations make him the natural choice to further enhance VMware’s competitive positioning and lead VMware through its next phase of growth."

Howard Elias and Jeremy Burton Broaden Responsibilities
Veteran IT executive, Howard Elias (55), currently EMC’s President and COO of Information Infrastructure Services with responsibility for EMC Support, Education, Consulting and Pre-Sales assumes added responsibilities for Solutions Group and corporate shared services including manufacturing operations, Corporate IT, Centers of Excellence (COEs). Since joining EMC in 2003, he has at various times led EMC’s marketing, sales enablement, technology alliances, M&A and new ventures groups.

Jeremy Burton (44), currently EMC’s CMO, will take on an expanded role as EVP, Product Operations and Marketing. He has over 20 years experience in the technology industry, most recently as CEO of Serena Software and previously as group president of Symantec‘s Security & Data Management Group and EVP of the Data Management Group at Veritas. He assumes responsibility for EMC’s cross business unit product operations, corporate go-to-market functions, OEM and volume channel initiatives.

"The business we have built is at the intersection of three of the most transformative secular trends in the history of IT – cloud, big data and trust, and I’ve never been more excited about the opportunity ahead for EMC," said Tucci. "I remain fully committed and energized to lead this great company as chairman and CEO through at least 2013."