SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), today announced the appointment of Ben Gibson to the position of Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to Hitesh Sheth, Aruba's Chief Operating Officer. Gibson brings more than 20 years of enterprise networking and virtualization industry experience to the role. He most recently served as vice president of data center and virtualization marketing at Cisco. Prior to that, Gibson headed Cisco’s enterprise mobility solutions marketing organization.
“Ben’s in-depth experience with mobility and data center marketing aligns very well with Aruba’s focus on enabling next generation access networks for the virtualized and mobile workforce,” said Sheth. “We are very pleased to welcome Ben to the senior leadership team at Aruba.”
Gibson served as vice president of marketing at both Meru Networks and Proxim Corporation prior to joining Cisco as head of marketing for the Enterprise Mobility Solutions Marketing business in 2005. He previously held a variety of executive positions at companies including Atrica, 3COM and Adaptec.
"The changes taking place now in workforce mobility and access networking are profound," said Gibson. "Aruba's focus on next generation access network solutions centered around a mobile and virtual workforce has given it a very significant market leadership position. I am very excited to join a great team and look forward to helping the company achieve its goals."
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba is a global leader in distributed enterprise networks. Its award-winning portfolio of campus, branch/teleworker, and mobile solutions simplify operations and secure access to all corporate applications and services - regardless of the user's device, location, or network. This dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs.
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