Former HP Exec Shane Robison Named CEO of Fusion-io

An unexpected shake-up.
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Cisco’s Prashant Gandhi Bolts to Upstart Big Switch Networks

A big executive move in the fast-moving world of software-defined networks.
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Brian Krzanich Wins Intel’s Predictable CEO Horse Race

Name an outsider? Not so much.
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Fusion-io Names Pankaj Mehra as New CTO

Fusion-io today named Pankaj Mehra as its new chief technology officer. Mehra has been an adviser to the company’s prior CTO, Neil Carson, in recent months. He is a former distinguished technologist at Hewlett-Packard, and also ran HP Labs Russia. He got to HP by way of its 2002 acquisition of Compaq, where he had worked on persistent-memory technology.

Accel Partners’ Jim Breyer Won’t Return to Dell’s Board

His third resignation from a high-profile board in recent days.
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Domo Nabs Another Omniture Alum as Chief Scientist

Together again, and again.
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Yahoo Names AOL Exec as New Policy Head

Yahoo has named Tekedra Mawakana as the new director of its global public policy and strategy team. She’ll be working global governmental affairs and will head up policy initiatives with industry and government agencies. Mawakana had worked at AOL since 2001 as senior VP of public policy and deputy general counsel.

Graphics Chip Designer Bolts Apple to Rejoin AMD

Raja Koduri spent the last four years at Apple overseeing its graphics chip work.
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Former Yahoo Security Head Somaini Lands at Cloud Startup Box

One of three high-profile hires for the IPO-bound startup.
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Riverbed CEO Kennelly Joins Board of Startup Nimble Storage

Computer Security Legend Mudge Leaves DARPA for Google Job

HP Senior VP Ajei Gopal Leaving for Silver Lake Partners

HP Hires, or Rather Re-Hires, New Sales Head of Enterprise Services

10gen Promotes Schireson to CEO Slot

HP’s Head of Cloud Computing Zorawar “Biri” Singh Departs

Michael Goddard, a 25-year AMD Veteran, Jumps to Samsung

Akamai Names Chief Scientist Tom Leighton as CEO

Intel’s Otellini Says Company Will Probably Tap Insider to Succeed Him

Dell Services Head Schuckenbrock Resigns Suddenly

Who’s Next to Run Intel? A Look at the Internal and External Contenders.