F5 Names Steve McMillan as Head of Global Services
October 04 2017 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Business leader with 25 years of experience
at Oracle and IBM to oversee global support, consulting, and
services teams
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the
addition of Steve McMillan to its leadership team as Executive Vice
President of Global Services, reporting to the CEO. In this role,
he will be responsible for overseeing the company’s worldwide
services organization, including support, consulting, and
associated functions. Officially starting October 9, McMillan will
be based at F5’s Seattle headquarters.
“As customers consume IT services in a growing number of ways,
F5’s comprehensive service capabilities continue to set us apart,”
said François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO at F5. “Steve is a
tremendous addition to our executive team, and we’re excited to
welcome a global leader with his extensive experience overseeing
cloud and managed services organizations.”
McMillan brings 25 years of industry experience to his role at
F5, with a strong background in global services management. Most
recently, he was Senior Vice President, Customer Success and
Managed Cloud Services at Oracle, where he developed, oversaw, and
expanded a customer success organization focused on the company’s
strategic SaaS portfolio.
“Given its significant partnerships with both IBM and Oracle,
I’ve had many opportunities to learn more about F5 over the years,”
said Steve McMillan. “I’m looking forward to collaborating with the
team here and applying my skills to further build out the
world-class services portfolio offered by F5.”
Prior to joining Oracle, McMillan spent 19 years at IBM, where
he held many leadership roles focused on global managed services,
consulting, and IT. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Management
and Computer Science from Aston University. This appointment
follows the previous announcement that long-time F5 executive
Julian Eames is retiring with the close of the 2017 fiscal
year.
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