VMware has appointed Ben Fathi as chief technology officer (CTO).
The virtualisation company says Fathi most recently served as senior VP, R&D, at VMware and has been with the company since 2012. It adds Fathi brings experience managing large global teams and delivering innovation, with a focus on customer needs and product quality.
This appointment is effective immediately, and Fathi will report to Pat Gelsinger, VMware CEO, it notes.
"As we continue to simplify IT complexity across the entire data centre for our customers, we depend on technology leaders, such as Ben Fathi, to deliver a focus on innovation combined with a proven track record of delivering high-quality products," says Gelsinger.
"I am pleased and excited to have Ben serve as VMware's CTO, where he will lead innovative product development and programmes, collaborate with the academic community and provide leadership across our R&D community for years to come."
Fathi has more than 30 years of experience in the computer industry, with an expertise in developing operating system software. In his prior role at VMware, Fathi led teams responsible for core VMware products and product innovations that achieved new levels of scale, performance and reliability.
Before joining VMware, Fathi served as a senior VP at Cisco, leading the operating systems and networking protocol teams. Prior to Cisco, he held multiple roles at Microsoft over 12 years, most recently as corporate VP of development for the Windows core operating system division.
Fathi holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in computer science, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts.
He succeeds Steve Herrod, who served as VMware's CTO from 2008-2013.
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