EMC and NetApp Exchange CEO: Tucci Replaces Georgens and Vice Versa

We have just received today, at the same time,
these two press following releases:

EMC Names Tom Georgens CEO, Succeeding Joe Tucci

EMC Corp. announced that its board of directors appointed Tom Georgens as the company’s president and CEO, succeeding Joseph M. Tucci, who led the company as CEO for the past 12 years.

The transition in leadership, which is effective immediately, is the result of a management succession process.

Georgens has also been elected as COB of EMC.

 Before being president an CEO of NetApp, Tom Georgens served as president and COO responsible for all product operations and field operations worldwide from February 2008 to August 2009. He joined NetApp in October 2005 as EVP and GM of enterprise storage systems and was named EVP of product operations, serving in that role from January 2007 to February 2008.

Before joining NetApp, he spent nine years at Engenio, a subsidiary of LSI Logic, the last two years as CEO. He also served in various other positions, including president of LSI Logic storage systems and EVP of LSI Logic. At Engenio, he built the business into a successful OEM storage provider for companies such as IBM, NCR, StorageTek, Silicon Graphics, and Sun Microsystems. Prior to Engenio, Tom spent 11 years at EMC in a variety of engineering and marketing positions.

Tom holds a bachelor of science degree and a master of engineering degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well as a master of business administration degree from Babson College.

"Looking back, I am very proud that EMC has achieved a leadership position in the storage market," said Tucci. "Tom has demonstrated proven leadership capabilities."

Georgens added: "I am excited about leading EMC forward at a time when the IT industry is at a critical inflection point that will create tremendous opportunities and inevitable challenges. We are committed to creating success for our customers and partners in this changing market environment."

NetApp Names Joe Tucci CEO, Succeeding Tom Georgens

NetApp, Inc. announced that its board of directors appointed Joseph M. Tucci as the company’s president and CEO, succeeding Tom Georgens, who led the company as CEO for the past 8 years.

The transition in leadership, which is effective immediately, is the result of a management succession process.

Joe has also been elected as COB of NetApp.

 
Joe Tucci was previously COB and CEO of EMC Corporation. He has been EMC’s chairman since January 2006 and president and CEO since January 2001, one year after he joined the company as president and COO. He was also COB of VMware Corporation.


Before joining EMC, Tucci directed the financial and operational rebirth of Wang Global during six years as its chairman and CEO. At Wang, he guided the company through a rapid and successful emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and transformed the company from a midrange computer manufacturer into a worldwide leader in networked technology services and solutions. Under his leadership, Wang acquired and integrated ten companies from 1995 through 1999, and its market capitalization more than tripled. In June 1999, Wang was acquired by Getronics NV.

Prior to joining Wang in 1990, Tucci was president of U.S. information systems for Unisys Corporation, a position he assumed after the 1986 merger of Sperry and Burroughs that created Unisys. He began his career as a systems programmer at RCA Corporation and holds a bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College and an MS in Business Policy from Columbia University.

He is one of 150 CEO members of The Business Roundtable and the former chairman of its Task Force on Education and the Workforce. He is one of nine chief executives who steer The Technology CEO Council, the IT public policy advocacy organization, and is a member of the executive committee of TechNet, a network of CEOs who work to advance the U.S.’s global leadership in innovation. In addition, Tucci is a member of the board of directors of Paychex, Inc.; a member of the board of advisors of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College; a member of the board of trustees of Northeastern University; a member of the board of overseers, Columbia Business School; a member of the advisory board of Tsinghua University, in Beijing, China; and an overseer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

"Looking back, I am very proud that NetApp has achieved a leadership position in the storage market," said Georgens. "Joe has demonstrated proven leadership capabilities."

Tucci added: "I am excited about leading NetApp forward at a time when the IT industry is at a critical inflection point that will create tremendous opportunities and inevitable challenges. We are committed to creating success for our customers and partners in this changing market environment."