Seagate has announced appointment of Jamie Lerner as President, Cloud Systems and Solutions. Lerner most recently held the position of Senior Vice-President and General Manager of the Cloud and Systems Management Technology Group at Cisco Systems.
Lerner has spent nearly two decades in the executive management positions in high-tech, primarily focussed on enterprise level management software and services. He has a deep technology and business background, founding and successfully growing two technology companies, XUMA and CITTIO. Over the last five years at Cisco, Lerner built the company’s Service Provider and Network Management businesses, ultimately leading to the creation of the company’s expanded cloud and systems management division.
Lerner will join Seagate on March 10 and will report directly to Seagate Chairman & CEO Steve Luczo. “Seagate has been delivering innovative technology for decades and over that time has built a highly respected brand in the storage industry,” said Lerner. “I look forward to leading Seagate’s cloud strategy in this exciting time for the company.”
