Pete Rukavina Hired by Data Domain as Senior VP of Operations

Data Domain announced that Pete Rukavina has joined the company’s executive team as Senior Vice President of Operations.  In this new position, Pete assumes overall responsibility for Data Domain’s worldwide operations including manufacturing, supply chain management, IT and global customer support.

“Pete joined Cisco when that company was about the same size as Data Domain is today,” said Frank Slootman, President and CEO of Data Domain. “His experience and expertise in scaling operations is of particular interest to Data Domain at this juncture in our growth. With operations in 23 countries and global demand for our products and services, Data Domain’s operational capabilities and infrastructure will need to scale smoothly. Pete’s experience in driving operational excellence throughout the organizational chain includes both multibillion dollar business entities and companies of Data Domain’s size that became multibillion dollar businesses. We welcome him into the Data Domain fold and look forward to his contributions.”

Pete Rukavina comes to Data Domain from Cisco Systems, Inc., where he last served as Vice President of Business Operations. With over 25 years of operational experience, Pete was previously General Manager of the Cisco Content Networking Business Unit, where he was instrumental in making Cisco a leading vendor in the application and content delivery systems market. Pete also held various executive positions within Cisco manufacturing and operations.

Prior to his tenure with Cisco, Pete held management positions at Corning Glass and Conoco.  Pete holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University and a master in business administration from Harvard.

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