Isabelle Guis Chief Strategy Officer, Egnyte

Egnyte, Inc. announced former EMC VP Isabelle Guis’ appointment to chief strategy officer.

As a leader in enterprise technology, her new role represents the company’s commitment to serving the high end of the enterprise market on a global scale and the rapid advancement of Egnyte’s hybrid technology.

With Guis at the reigns of all key corporate initiatives, the company will take the industry head-on to meet the goals and requirements of enterprise customers. She will drive global growth through the advancement of Egnyte’s product, partner ecosystem, and go-to market strategy across select verticals and regions.

“I’ve always been an advocate of Vineet’s stance on hybrid,” said Guis. “In my experience, enterprise customers are not ready to let go of their previous investments. What they want is a solution that balances the flexibility of the cloud with the reliability of on-premises storage. We will deliver that along with value-added services that are vital to the success of their businesses.“

“It’s an exciting time at Egnyte, and I have every confidence in Isabelle in her role as chief strategy officer,” said Vineet Jain, co-founder and CEO. “With her proven track record developing winning strategies in the enterprise, she will be an invaluable asset for the technological and financial growth of our company.”

Guis brings a strong background and expertise in enterprise storage, cloud enablement and mobility, both domestically and internationally. Most recently, she served as VP and head of cloud Strategy at EMC and has previously held leadership positions with Avaya, Big Switch Networks, Cisco Systems and Nortel Networks.

She holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Supelec in France and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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