Satya Nadella Retired From Riverbed Board of Directors

Riverbed Technology, Inc. announced that Satya Nadella has retired from the board of directors.

He is stepping down in order to more fully devote time to his new position as CEO of Microsoft Corporation. He was appointed to the CEO post earlier this month.

“Satya has provided sound, thoughtful guidance during his tenure on the Riverbed board of directors and strategy committee, and we thank him for his many contributions,” said Jerry M. Kennelly, chairman and CEO, Riverbed. “His experience and perspectives, particularly in cloud computing and infrastructure, have helped shape Riverbed’s strategy and vision and prepare Riverbed to play a leading role in the application performance infrastructure market as we crossed the $1 billion mark in 2013. We wish Satya the best in his new position.”

“From my work with Riverbed’s talented management team and board of directors, I believe that Riverbed has the people, technology and focus to build upon its strong leadership position in enabling location-independent computing,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “Riverbed’s commitment to providing innovative application performance solutions for a highly virtualized and mobile world is leading the industry, and I am delighted to have been able to contribute to the creation of a strategy that will position Riverbed for further growth and success. As a valued partner to Microsoft, I look forward to continuing to work with Riverbed.”