George Kurian is CEO at NetApp and a member of the Board of Directors. George joined the company in 2011, bringing his passion and relentless focus on execution. He was named CEO in June 2015. In his previous role as NetApp executive vice president of Product Operations, George was responsible for the strategy and development of NetApp’s product and solutions portfolio. Before that, George was senior vice president of the Data ONTAP Group, overseeing development of the Data ONTAP operating system. George joined NetApp as senior vice president of the Storage Solutions Group, where he was responsible for the solutions portfolio and joint partner technology integration. Prior to joining NetApp, George was vice president and general manager of the Application Networking and Switching Technology Group at Cisco Systems. George’s diverse background also includes the role of vice president at Akamai Technologies, management consulting at McKinsey & Company, and leading software engineering and product management teams at Oracle Corporation. He is also an independent director on the Board of global health services company Cigna Corporation.

Krish ist Senior Vice President für Core Platforms bei NetApp. Das Core Platforms-Team ist für die einheitliche Speicherplattform, die Managementplattform, das Customer Experience Office (CXO) und das Chief Design Office (CDO) verantwortlich und ermöglicht die Bereitstellung verschiedener NetApp Angebote in On-Premises-, Hybrid-Cloud- und Datendiensten. Krish hat einen MBA von der Santa Clara University und einen Master-Abschluss in Information Systems Engineering von der Arizona State University. Krish ist außerdem ein ausgewiesener Innovator und Hacker mit mehr als 30 Patenten, vor allem in den Bereichen verteilte Systeme, Spam-Erkennungsmodelle sowie der Nutzung von Graphen und Netzwerken zur Anomalieerkennung.