Supermicro Appoints Matthew Thauberger as Chief Revenue Officer
Another key recruitment following recent CBO announcement
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on May 20, 2026 at 2:00 pmSuper Micro Computer, Inc., an AI, enterprise, storage, 5G/edge total solution provider with optimized Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS), announced the appointment of Matthew Thauberger as Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Thauberger will oversee the company’s global revenue organization across direct, channel, hyperscale, and strategic sales for its AI and infrastructure offerings.
“Matthew brings decades of leadership experience and a deep understanding of the business to this new role, and we are confident he will be instrumental in accelerating revenue growth for Supermicro,” said Charles Liang, founder, president and CEO, Supermicro. “With the strength of our global team behind him, we are excited for Matthew to oversee and advance our sales initiatives. We see meaningful opportunities ahead and look forward to capturing the next wave of demand in AI and IT infrastructure.”
Mr. Thauberger is a seasoned executive with more than two decades of global experience leading international sales, strategic partnerships, and market expansion initiatives for AI computing organizations. As Supermicro’s SVP of Strategy and Business Development since April 2020, he has led several product launches, expanded the company’s Fortune 500 customer pipeline, and helped position Supermicro for growth in the CSP and enterprise storage market. Prior to Supermicro, Mr. Thauberger was VP, sales, Burlywood, Inc., and before that, GM of U.S. Sales at Inspur Systems. Earlier in his career he held executive leadership roles at AMAX, including VP, global sales and GM, EMEA Operations.
“I am honored to step into the role of Chief Revenue Officer as the company enters its next stage of growth,” said Mr. Thauberger. “Having worked closely with Charles and the leadership team over the past several years, I recognize and appreciate Supermicro’s unmatched innovation, deep customer relationships, and attractive global opportunities. I look forward to leading the sales team at Supermicro to drive revenue growth across our AI and infrastructure solutions.”
In connection with this announcement, Don Clegg will retire from his role as SVP of Worldwide Sales. During his tenure with the company, Supermicro has expanded global customer relationships and aligned its sales strategy to adapt and scale with fast-moving technology markets.
“We thank Don for his outstanding leadership and dedicated service to Supermicro,” said Liang. “We are poised for continued success and wish him all the best in his upcoming retirement.”
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A second executive management move following a 19% sequential decline in quarterly revenue, within an otherwise buoyant market environment… Please refer to the earnings published yesterday.











