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PAT GELSINGER
FROM: VMWARE TO: INTEL
WAS: CEO NOW: CEO
Previously the CEO of VMware since 2012, Gelsinger became the CEO of US chipmaker Intel on 15 January, replacing the outgoing
Bob Swan. Gelsinger spent the first 30 years of his career at Intel, having served as the company’s first Chief Technology Officer and involved in the development of technologies including USB, Wi-Fi and early Intel processors.
DAVID SCHMAIER
FROM: VLOCITY TO: SALESFORCE
WAS: CO-FOUNDER AND CEO NOW: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
PRODUCT OFFICER
Enterprise software leader Salesforce chose David Schmaier to become its new President and Chief Product Officer, with a remit of leading the company’s global product team. He was previously co-founder and CEO of Vlocity, a provider of industry-specific cloud and mobile software, and newly a subsidiary of Salesforce.
KATHERINE AINLEY
FROM: BT TO: ERICSSON
WAS: MANAGING DIRECTOR OF VENTURES IN ENTERPRISE NOW: CEO, UK AND IRELAND
Swedish telecommunications giant
Ericsson appointed Katherine Ainley to become its new CEO, UK and Ireland, at a crucial stage in the 5G transition, with the company planning to upgrade 20,000 UK network sites by 2024. She joined from telecommunications rival BT in February, where she was Managing Director of Ventures in Enterprise.
