Juniper Networks names Chris Kaddaras as new Chief Revenue Officer

Juniper Networks has appointed Chris Kaddaras as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. His appointment to the post will be effective from October 17.

In his new role, Kaddaras will be responsible for sales growth and driving the strategic and operational elements of the sales and partner functions for the company. He will report to the Chief Executive Officer, Rami Rahim.

“Juniper has changed the networking industry by enabling digital transformation for all customers, who are increasingly seeking cloud-delivered, AI-driven, and secure solutions to power their strategic evolutions. The opportunity to continue to grow Juniper’s market share in enterprise and continue to serve as a trusted strategic partner with service providers and cloud providers is huge. And as a sales leader, it’s always exciting to have technology that’s not only highly differentiated but can also actually deliver real outcomes for organisations. I couldn’t be more motivated to join this team.” Kaddaras said.

Chris’ 25-plus years of experience as a data-driven operational leader, building and leading winning sales teams, will help Juniper accelerate along our proven path,” Rami Rahim, chief executive officer, Juniper Networks.

Earlier, he had served as chief revenue officer at Transmit Security, a provider of customer identity and access management SaaS solutions. Before that, he held multiple roles at Nutanix from 2016-2021, including the position of chief revenue officer. Before joining Nutanix, Kaddaras was with EMC Corporation for 16 years. At the firm, he held positions including vice president of commercial sales and vice president of sales engineering across EMEA.