Cisco's executive vice
president and chief development officer, Charles Giancarlo, has resigned in
order to pursue new professional opportunities.
Earlier this month, under Giancarlo´s leadership, Cisco reorganized its
Development Organization and established the Development Council, chartered with
driving and delivering more focused and integrated products and solutions to
customers. The Development Council will now report directly to chairman and
chief executive John Chambers and will be responsible for the overall
engineering, product and technology strategy for the company and executing
against Cisco´s technology goals and priorities.
"Charlie has been a close colleague and a good friend during the 14 years he
has been at Cisco, and he has made many significant contributions to the company
during that time," said Chambers. "He has built a seasoned management team that
has the strength and skills to execute against our technology vision in order to
capture growth opportunities and market share. Cisco is very proud to have had
Charlie as one of its leaders, and he will always be considered part of Cisco´s
extended family."
Chambers continued: "Cisco´s prioritization on collaboration and developing
new business models is driving the company´s organization, cultural, global and
business approach. As we build Cisco into a next-generation company, we will
transition from a company that is driven from command and control to one that is
built on teamwork and collaboration. The Development Council is one example of
how this new structure will drive collaboration to effectively address market
opportunities, drive efficiency and quality, and foster innovation."
During Giancarlo´s tenure at Cisco, he has been responsible for a number of
key accomplishments. After joining Cisco through the acquisition of Kalpana, a
pioneer in ethernet switching, Giancarlo started Cisco´s business development
organization and developed Cisco´s successful MÀstrategy. He initiated and then
led Cisco´s small and medium business activities including contributing to the
development of Cisco´s channel strategy. Giancarlo also initiated and led a
large number of Cisco´s advanced and emerging technologies including unified
communications, home networking, wireless networking, security, video, and
telePresence, among many others, said the vendor.
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