VMware names Ben Fathi as CTO

VMware has announced appointment of Ben Fathi to the role of Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Fathi will focus on customer needs and product quality. This appointment is effective immediately and Fathi will report to Pat Gelsinger, VMware’s Chief Executive Officer.
 
Pat Gelsinger stated, "As we continue to simplify IT complexity across the entire data center 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. 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."
 
In his prior role at VMware as Senior Vice-President, R&D, Fathi led teams responsible for core VMware products and product innovations that achieved new levels of scale, performance and reliability. Prior to joining VMware, Fathi served as a Senior Vice-President 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 Vice-President of development for the Windows core operating system division.