Internet Infrastructure Exec Appointments 2/9 to 3/9 2012
New CAO at Rackspace Hosting
Rackspace Hosting, a cloud computing and hosting provider, appointed Joe Saporito as Chief Accounting Officer. Before this appointment, he served as EVP & CFO at Carriage Services, a funeral home services provider. Prior to Carriage Services, Saporito was a Partner at Arthur Andersen. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors at US Dataworks.
Internet Infrastructure Exec Appointments 1/19 to 2/8 2012
Former Federal CIO Joins Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com has hired former U.S. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, 37, as its EVP of Emerging Markets. Kundra was the first CIO of the United States and was hired by the Obama administration in March 2009. He left this job in August 2011 to become a Joint Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Before serving as the Federal CIO, Kundra was the CTO for the District of Columbia and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Technology for the State of Virginia.
Technology Function Exec Appointments 10/12 to 11/9 2011
Big Tech Changes at HP
HP announced that Shane Robison, 56, is retiring as EVP and Chief Strategy & Technology Officer. Robison was also responsible for the company’s strategy and corporate development efforts, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, intellectual property licensing, and partnerships. Robison came to HP from Compaq, where he served as the SVP of Technology and CTO. Prior to joining Compaq, he served as the President of Internet Technology and Development at AT&T Labs. He has also held senior positions at Cadence Design Systems and Apple Computer.
Infrastructure Software Leadership Changes – March/April 2011
CA Technologies announced that Rohit Kapoor, 46, CEO of ExlService Holdings Inc. has been elected to its Board of Directors. The Board expects to name Kapoor to the Board's Audit Committee. Kapoor's appointment brings the Board membership to 10, nine of whom are independent. In 2008, Kapoor was named president and CEO of ExlService Holdings, Inc., a provider of outsourcing and transformation services, and has served as a director since 2002. Kapoor previously served as ExlService Holdings' COO and CFO. He co-founded ExlService.com, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ExlService Holdings, in April 1999.
