Dec 15, 2019 the board of directors of the new travelport operating company will be led by executive chairman john swainson, a siris executive partner and a former executive at ibm corporation, ca, inc. On march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell software. The company quickly added a handful of other proven software executives from companies including symantec. Dell last month quietly reorganized its dell software group into four new business. Swainson will report to dell chairman and ceo michael dell. John swainson chair of the board of directors travelport. Prior to joining siris, john swainson was the president of the dell software group. John swainson pictured, president of dells software group, whose hiring i covered earlier this year, made the declaration at a roundtable discussion in san francisco, according to a reuters report. An email sent to dell did not elicit a response till this story was filed. Dell names swainson president of new software group austin.
I received this in an email this morning, it was the first i heard about it. Dell today announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. Nov 20, 2017 john swainson joins siris capital group as executive partner. Were excited for you to join us virtually at dell s upcoming press and analyst event hosted by dell software group president john swainson on wednesday, april 24. Nov 17, 2014 as president of the dell software group, john swainson plays a critical role in evolving dell from primarily a lowcost hardware supplier to a company equally focused on software and services. Dell completes acquisition of it security leader sonicwall. This combination provides sonicwall with great growth opportunities for our security offerings. The guy making those decisions is john swainson, president of dell software group. Software is an integral part of the server, storage and networking solutions and services that were delivering to our customers. Feb 02, 2012 dell today announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012.
John swainson joins siris capital group as executive partner siris. John swainson has been president of dell software for the past 16 months, since he was hired by founder michael dell in 2012 to start the software business. Quest celebrates first day of independence from dell with. Dell reorganizes software group, reduces software workforce. Dell stands up software unit, hires group president. The software group will build on dell s software capabilities and provide greater innovation and organizational support to create a more competitive position in delivering endtoend it solutions to customers. The former ceo of ca john swainson comes to dell ap dell is launching a new software group and has hired former ca ceo john swainson. Dell software was created merging various acquisitions mainly quest software and. Dell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it management softwa. Jun 20, 2016 francisco partners, a leading technologyfocused private equity firm, elliott management corporation, and dell today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for francisco partners and elliott to acquire the dell software group. Ive said before that dell will continue its focus on being a solutions provider to businesses of all sizes.
Dell has appointed a former tech company ceo and bluechip middleware executive to lead its software group. Dell has acquired software security outfit sonicwall, continuing to expand its software business under the direction of former computer associates ceo john swainson. Dell names john swainson president of new software group dell. Swainson was president of the software group of dell inc. Feb 02, 2012 michael dell announced this morning that john swainson will join dell to head up our new software group.
On monday june 20th, 2016, francisco partners and elliott management announced they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire the dell software group. John swainson will serve as president of the software group effective march 5, 2012. The gathering comes at a critical time, as dell tries to keep its staff, partners and customers focused on business solutions rather than the. Dec, 2012 how do we integrate hardware, software and services and have the ability to pull from strong technology and not sell it siloed products. Dell software groups john swainson serves up his 2014 master. John swainson, president of dell software, said in a statement that the. John brings many years of experience leading software businesses and managing complex software solutions organizations. The new dell sonicwall will offer customers security and channel advantages beyond anything currently. John swainson, president of dell software, argues the case for rethinking datacentres having previously worked for silver lake, ca and ibm, swainson now heads the companys software business. Officials with francisco partners and elliott management on june 20 confirmed they are buying dell s software group. John swainson has just been named president of dell s software business. In the new world of cloud, massive scale datacenters, and the growing importance of mixed privatepublic.
Dell hires john swainson, the ceo who saved ca from itself. The software group will build on dells software capabilities and provide greater innovation and organizational support to create a more competitive position. Dell selling software unit to francisco partners, elliott. John swainson joins siris capital group as executive partner. Feb 02, 2012 the software group will provide innovation and support to make dell more competitive in delivering endtoend it solutions to customers, the company said. Feb 12, 2014 this transformation started boldly enough with the hiring of longtime ibm executive john swainson in 2012, who most recently salvaged ca technologies from sinking into software anonymity, to be president of dell s new software division. John swainson joined siris capital as an executive partner in november of 2017 and has over 40 years of technology industry experience.
What areas is dell software lacking to offer a complete solution. Can dell software rescue its spiraling hardware sales. John swainson, president, dell software group, dell inc. Customers who are looking for simplified and comprehensive security solutions will benefit from the addition of sonicwall to our software portfolio, said john swainson, president, dell. John swainson has just been named president of dells software business and hes. Ceo john swainson as president of its newly formed software group swainson was previously the senior advisor to silver lake, a global private equity firm. He was the president of the dell software group until november 2016 having been hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise software division inside of dell inc. April 24, 20 hotel monaco, san francisco the power to do more.
Prior to silver lake, he was ceo and director of ca inc. Swainsons service on the board of directors includes appointment to the audit committee. Swainson, former president, software group, dell inc. Dell names john swainson president of new software group. Dell names exca ceo as software chief the register. See others named john swainson learn the skills john has. He spent more than 26 years at ibm, seven of which he was the gm. Dell has appointed john swainson president of the companys software group as of march 5, the company announced thursday. Previously, swainson was senior advisor to silver lake partners, a global private equity firm. Dell software president john swainson, channel chief greg davis and other company executives are in san francisco today updating dell s software, enterprise, cloud and channel strategies. At the event, youll hear from john, other senior dell executives, and dell customers and partners about the latest endtoend solutions and capabilities, including key updates from the dell software group and dell services. Dell software groups john swainson serves up his 2014.
Swainson s background as a senior advisor in equity firm silver lake, as ceo and director of ca technologies, and. When the company announced that john swainson was joining to lead the newly formed software group. John was one of the key executives at ibm in the creation and drive behind ibms application and integration middleware division. When john left ca, it was the best it had been in its entire history. Previously, he was president of the dell software group from. Dell hires former ca ceo to run new software group. Quest extends reach in email archiving market with additional messaging platform support.
John swainson has mentioned that our bi analytics offering is an area of huge upside and growth. The new president of dell software group is none other than john swainson, the same guy who rescued ca from the brink of collapse and turned it into a truly good software company. Jul 20, 2012 thats how much the companys new head of its software division says he wants to report in the coming years. Swainson was a senior advisor to a large technology focused private equity firm, and before that served as ceo and director of ca inc. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Swainson, who led ibms huge software business until 2005 and was ceo of ca technologies from 2005 to 2009, will. Dell software group sold to help fund looming emc deal. It continues to be a strong company because he built it to endure. Swainson was president of the dell software group from. New dell software group to offer data center management. Dell software president on the journey from hardware. Dsg comes under dell software president john swainson who. Accelerating results john swainson president, dell software group join the conversation.
Johns mailing address filed with the sec is co visa inc. Swainson most recently served as a senior adviser to private equity firm silver lake. The former ceo of ca john swainson comes to dell ap dell is launching a new software group and has hired former ca ceo john swainson to lead it. Sndr announced john swainson was elected as a director today at its annual meeting of shareholders. As dell attempts to privatise the computer company, swainson, who was previously ceo of ca and headed up ibms software division, is on a mission. Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states.
New york, november 20, 2017 siris capital group, llc siris, a leading private equity firm focused on making control investments in data, telecommunications, technology and technologyenabled business service companies, today announced that john swainson, most recently president of the dell software group, has joined. John swainsons phone number, email, address spokeo. He was hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise software division inside of dell inc. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Find john swainsons phone, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory. See others named john swainson learn the skills john.
Jun 19, 20 michael dell announced this morning that john swainson will join dell to head up our new software group. Dell last month quietly reorganized its dell software group into four new business units in a move to better allocate resources, which. Swainson will report to chairman and ceo michael dell when he takes over the group on march 5. John swainson, most recently president of the dell software group, has joined siris as an executive partner. Dell india fires 70 employees in software group bengaluru. Swainson previously served as vice president of worldwide sales for ibm software group, when ibm successfully established its own corporate software.
Quest software, also known as quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in. That journey is underway, thanks to swainson acquiring a number of major companies for dell, including quest software and sonicwall, along. View john swainson s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Former ibm and ca exec john swainson will lead dells new. Feb 02, 2012 dell has appointed a former tech company ceo and bluechip middleware executive to lead its software group. Swainson will report to michael dell, chairman and ceo of dell. He was the president of the dell software group until november 2016 having been hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise. Nov 24, 2015 dell reorganizes software group, reduces software workforce. He is an investor, board member and executive partner at siris capital, a new yorkbased private equity firm.
John swainson will start march 5 and report to michael dell, who says the new software group will help the company become more wellrounded. We believe that taking this step with dell is a logical progression for our business. Dec 20, 20 the guy making those decisions is john swainson, president of dell software group. John swainson, president of dell software, argues the case. Round rock, texasbusiness wire dell today announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. Dell today named ibm veteran john swainson president of its new software group. Swainsons background as a senior advisor in equity firm silver lake, as ceo and director of ca technologies, and his longtime stint at ibm may serve him well as dell attempts its ambitious shift from a hardware vendor to a software and services company.
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