F5 Names Kristen Roby Dimlow as New EVP of Human Resources
May 06 2015 - 07:00AM
Business Wire
Business leader with experience at
Microsoft, Disney, and General Electric to lead global HR
team
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the hire of Kristen
Roby Dimlow to lead its global Human Resources organization. As an
Executive Vice President, reporting to the CEO, Roby Dimlow is
responsible for overseeing the company’s human capital management
strategy, partnering with business leaders around the world to
develop talent and to foster a culture of collaboration and
innovation that will drive sustainable business growth.
“As F5 has grown to more than 4,000 people globally, we continue
to deliver world class products and services while cultivating our
unique corporate culture,” said John McAdam, President and CEO, F5
Networks. “We are thrilled to appoint someone of Kristen’s
experience and expertise to head our global HR functions during
this next phase of F5’s evolution. Her leadership will be
invaluable in making sure we attract, develop and retain the best
talent in the industry, while at the same time maintain our core
values and culture.”
Roby Dimlow brings nearly 30 years of experience in global
business, human resources, staffing, finance, strategy, planning,
operations, and project management. Prior to joining F5, she worked
at Microsoft for 18 years, most recently as the Human Resources
General Manager for the Microsoft Devices Group. Before this role,
she held a number of Microsoft HR leadership roles including
responsibility for the Online Services Division, the Platforms and
Services Division, Windows and Core Operating Systems Divisions and
led Microsoft’s University Staffing function. While at Microsoft,
Roby Dimlow also held finance leadership roles, including: Senior
Director Xbox Finance, Windows Client & Server Controller, and
Office Controller.
Before joining Microsoft, Roby Dimlow worked for nine years at
the Walt Disney Studios, most recently as Vice President of Finance
for the Disney TeleVentures group. She began her career as a
financial analyst with General Electric, and holds a BBA from the
College of William and Mary.
“It’s an honor to join F5. The company is a leader in
application delivery, and is poised for further success in new
markets like security, cloud, and mobility. F5 also has a fantastic
corporate culture. This is evidenced by the company’s recent
inclusion on the Glassdoor Employee’s Choice Awards as a best place
to work,” said Roby Dimlow. “I look forward to partnering with the
leadership team at F5 to maintain our culture while achieving our
business goals through our great people.”
ABOUT F5
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) provides solutions for an application world.
F5 helps organizations seamlessly scale cloud, data center,
telecommunications, and software defined networking (SDN)
deployments to successfully deliver applications and services to
anyone, anywhere, at any time. F5 solutions broaden the reach of IT
through an open, extensible framework and a rich partner ecosystem
of leading technology and orchestration vendors. This approach lets
customers pursue the infrastructure model that best fits their
needs over time. The world’s largest businesses, service providers,
government entities, and consumer brands rely on F5 to stay ahead
of cloud, security, and mobility trends. For more information, go
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