Box Announces Appointment of Peter Leav, former President and CEO of BMC Software, to its Board of Directors
May 06 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Box (NYSE:BOX), a leader in cloud content management, today
announced the appointment of Peter Leav to its Board of Directors,
effective immediately following the conclusion of the 2019 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders in June. Most recently, Leav was the
President and CEO of BMC Software and prior to that, served as the
President and CEO of Polycom.
“Peter brings years of deep industry expertise successfully
scaling and leading multi-billion dollar enterprise technology
businesses, and will be a fantastic addition to our Board of
Directors," said Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO of Box. "Over the
last year, we’ve added extensive experience to our board with the
appointments of Sue Barsamian, Kim Hammonds, and now, Peter. Their
collective expertise leading global companies, driving strategic
vision, and executing with operational rigor will be invaluable to
Box as we continue to scale and grow.”
“Box has a tremendous opportunity to capture a $40 billion
market and pioneer a new category in Cloud Content Management,”
said Peter Leav. “I’m thrilled to bring my experience managing
global technology companies and working with leaders to drive
growth and consistently deliver value for customers to the
exceptional team at Box.”
Background on Peter Leav
Leav was most recently the President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director of BMC Software, Inc. Prior to joining BMC, he was the
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Polycom, a
global collaboration business serving the enterprise market.
Previously, he was also Executive Vice President and President,
Industry and Field Operations of NCR Corporation, a global
technology company, and at Motorola, Inc., Leav was Corporate Vice
president and General Manager of the enterprise business in North
America, Latin America and EMEA.
Earlier in his career, Leav held executive sales leadership
positions at Symbol Technologies and Cisco Systems. Leav holds a
bachelor's degree from Lehigh University.
Board of Directors Update
As Leav joins the Board of Directors, Steven Krausz, a General
Partner of U.S. Venture Partners and a long-standing Box Board
member, has decided to step down as a member of its board,
effective immediately following the conclusion of the 2019 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Krausz’s relationship with Box dates back
to 2008 when U.S. Venture Partners led the company’s Series B
funding. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2013. Box
and the Board wish to thank Krausz for his years of service and
significant contributions to the company. Box has an ongoing search
for one or more new directors underway.
About Box
Box (NYSE:BOX) is a leading Cloud Content Management platform
that enables organizations to accelerate business processes, power
workplace collaboration and protect their most valuable
information, all while working with a best-of-breed enterprise IT
stack. Founded in 2005, Box works with 70 percent of the Fortune
500, including AstraZeneca, General Electric, Nationwide, and
P&G, to drive business outcomes. Box is headquartered in
Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe and
Asia. To learn more about Box, visit http://www.box.com.
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