Data center software and services company Nutanix has announced that that its Board of Directors has appointed Rajiv Ramaswami as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
Ramaswami will succeed co-founder Dheeraj Pandey, who previously announced his plans to retire as CEO of Nutanix upon the selection and appointment of the company’s next CEO. .
Ramaswami is a seasoned technology industry executive who has held senior executive roles at industry leaders including VMware, Broadcom, Cisco, and Nortel, after having begun his career at IBM. He has an impressive, 30+ year track record of building and scaling businesses in cloud services, software, and network infrastructure.
Before joining Nutanix, Ramaswami served as Chief Operating Officer of Products and Cloud Services at VMware where he co-managed company’s portfolio of products and services. During his tenure, Ramaswami led several important acquisitions and was playing a key role in transitioning VMware toward a subscription and SaaS model.