F5 Welcomes Lyra Schramm as Chief People Officer and Kunal Anand as Chief Technology Officer
April 02 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the appointment of Lyra
Schramm as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer (CPO)
and Kunal Anand as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer (CTO). Schramm and Anand join F5’s executive leadership
team reporting to President and CEO, François Locoh-Donou.
"Lyra and Kunal not only bring business acumen and fresh
perspectives that will raise the bar for F5, but they are also
humble, generous, and authentic leaders who embody our culture of
excellence,” said Locoh-Donou. “I look forward to the impact they
will have on our business as we continue to power and protect
applications used by millions of people around the world.”
Schramm is responsible for driving people initiatives that
support F5’s purpose to help bring a better digital world to life
and position the company for continued growth. She comes to F5 with
a wealth of experience in roles that align people strategies with
business objectives in high-growth, innovative, and philanthropic
sectors. Schramm brings a fresh perspective to building an
innovative workplace culture at F5. Her recent tenure as Vice
President, Strategy and Innovation at Google and previous senior
roles at AWS and the Gates Foundation underscore her ability to
drive transformative change.
“F5’s human-first and high-performance culture resonates deeply
with me,” said Schramm. “I am drawn to the opportunity to infuse
our workplace with a culture of innovation that inspires our
employees to reach higher and drive meaningful impact. F5 is a
special place, and I look forward to being a part of building upon
F5’s strong culture while also driving initiatives aligned to our
next phase of growth.”
Anand is responsible for setting the technology vision for F5.
He joins the company with deep expertise across multiple areas,
including cybersecurity and data, and will help accelerate F5’s
leadership in securing every app, everywhere—including in API
security, the most critical aspect of AI security. Most recently,
Anand held the dual roles of CTO and Chief Information Security
Officer (CISO) at Imperva. Before his tenure at Imperva, Anand was
the co-founder of application security startup Prevoty and held
senior roles at BBC Worldwide and NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory.
“F5 is the industry leader in multicloud application security
and delivery,” said Anand. “I’m thrilled to join the immensely
talented F5 team at such a pivotal time as the industry moves to
better address complexity and security in ways that help
organizations unlock the potential of distributed computing and
AI.”
About F5
F5 is a multicloud application security and delivery company
committed to bringing a better digital world to life. F5 partners
with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to secure
every app—on premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables
businesses to continuously stay ahead of threats while delivering
exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers. For
more information, go to f5.com. (NASDAQ: FFIV)
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technologies.
F5 is a trademark, service mark, or tradename of F5, Inc., in
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Source: F5, Inc.
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