Friday, 25. July 2008
Juniper Hires a New Face for Its CEO
Juniper Networks, a provider of high-performance networking, has announced to appoint Microsoft veteran Kevin Johnson as its chief executive officer.
On his appointment as the new CEO, Johnson said, “I am delighted to join Juniper. Juniper is a company with a clear technology agenda, great talent and an amazing growth opportunity in a growing industry. I'm looking forward to bringing my experiences to help Juniper scale and deliver great value to Juniper's customers, partners, employees and shareholders.”
Upon his arrival in September, Johnson will also be appointed to the board of directors. The company also announced today that Scott Kriens would continue as chairman of the board and will remain active in the areas of strategy and leadership development.
Kevin Johnson joins Juniper Networks from Microsoft Corporation where he served in a range of strategic executive assignments over the course of his 16-year tenure, most recently as president of the Platforms and Services Division. Previous to Microsoft, Mr. Johnson worked in IBM's systems integration and consulting business and started his career as a software developer.