Suse S.a.: Suse Names New CFO and CSO, Completing Strengthened Executive Leadership Team
Aug 14, 2023•almost 2 years ago
Position
Chief Financial Officer
Company
SUSE
Description
LUXEMBOURG – August 14, 2023 – SUSE®, the company behind SUSE Linux Enterprise , Rancher and NeuVector and a global leader in enterprise open source solutions, today announced the appointment of Ian Halifax as Chief Financial Officer by the SUSE Supervisory Board. He will also join the SUSE Management Board and Executive Leadership Team. Halifax will take over as CFO on December 11, 2023, following a handover with interim CFO Jonathan Atack, who retains full responsibility for the role until then. SUSE today also announced the appointment of Frank Feldmann as Chief Strategy Officer , effective immediately
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