My First Day at SUSE (UPDATED)
Today is a day full of excitement for me – my first as CEO of SUSE. It’s a real honor. From my first days in the industry, the SUSE name has been synonymous with openness, innovation, and excellence. I’ve always rated and admired people I’ve met who work here. SUSE has always been a pioneer.<
UPDATE
My first puff piece:
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New SUSE CEO wants enterprise Linux firm to be “unafraid to evolve”
New SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen has officially taken the reins at the enterprise Linux company – saying on his first day that the company needs to be “agile and unafraid to evolve” as it continues to grow.
SUSE, which provides enterprise Linux Operating Systems, container management and storage, reported ARR of $655 million in Q1, up 11% year-on-year and continues to eye acquisition opportunities in “high-growth adjacent markets” after buying Kubernetes specialist Rancher for a reported $600 million in 2020.
Van Leeuwen is a Red Hat veteran now set to go head-to-head with his former employer.
He takes over from Melissa di Donato who left the company in late March.