Meet the Leadership Team

An avid fitness enthusiast, Phil has competed in several triathlon events for charity, including the World Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii. When Phil isn’t busy running races, he keeps plenty busy running successful teams and businesses, most recently leading the global Communications Technology Group at HPE. At Aruba, Phil is responsible for delivering innovative solutions for the edge-centric, cloud-enabled, and data-driven enterprises of the future.

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Prior to joining Aruba, David founded Silver Peak in 2004, building an industry leading WAN edge infrastructure company on the premise of enabling customers to build a better WAN. A holder of 50+ patents, David is responsible for accelerating the company’s edge-to-cloud strategy, currently leading the team responsible for the technology vision and strategy for Aruba. Outside of work, David, a father of two, enjoys cooking, gardening, sailing and following his home country rugby team the New Zealand All Blacks.

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Alain is a Road World Cycling Champion – well, at least that's how he feels when he's climbing trails and switching gears. There's just something to be said about cycling's test of physical and mental endurance, and the drive that's gained from it. Alain has pedaled his way through numerous leadership positions within HPE, and now serves as Head of Worldwide Sales for Aruba, responsible for building a high-growth business. Based in Paris with his wife and family, Alain is an avid traveler with a keen appreciation for history, global culture and to no one's surprise, fine wine.

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杰夫（Jeff）热衷于建造东西，并了解一个好的项目需要相等的视觉和执行。作为公司发展负责人，他负责制定和执行Aruba的并购和合作伙伴关系策略，努力确定新的机会，并为新的业务领域发展战略愿景。杰夫的观点源于他作为工程师，股票研究分析师和企业风险投资者的时代。他是一个业余制造商和汽车螺母，可以在他考虑阿鲁巴的下一步行动时在乘车上挣扎。

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Kristin is Head of Human Resources, leading a team that focuses on our people – attracting best-in-class talent while enhancing the employee experience across all Arubans worldwide. Prior to this, Kristin was a Labor and Employment Counsel, holding a law degree from Georgetown University, in addition to being a visiting third-year law student at Stanford. On top of serving on the Board of Directors of two non-profit entities, this mom of five enjoys spending time with her dog, Beau, traveling with her husband and kids, and trying to learn to cook. You might say she's a people person.

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A fixer upper in her off hours, Sylvia is responsible for leading Aruba’s global Marketing organization. With a wide-range of experience under her toolbelt, she has held positions in field marketing, PR/AR, global campaigns, product management and product marketing, channel marketing, and corporate marketing. As Head of Marketing, Sylvia is responsible for Aruba's end-to-end marketing practice with a focus on driving Aruba’s awareness and brand narrative, as well as scaling its demand generation presence with an emphasis on modern marketing tactics. How does she keep things fresh? She’s raising teenage boys so she’s up with the times.

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Any sports fan, like JD, can relate to the exhilaration that's felt when playing in an intense game. When your team is pushing in overtime for a well-fought victory, you can feel your heart beating fast. It's similar to the rush JD Singh, Head of Services & Support, feels when he and his team are down to the wire and focused on executing Aruba's Customer-First, Customer-Last philosophy. It's all about providing customer services, support and success, and; once that's accomplished, we've got ourselves a touchdown!

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Ash has acquired a strong appreciation for the art and science behind red wine. As Head of Software Engineering, Ash is responsible for all wireless, switching, SD-Branch, cloud and security software. His previous experience as an Aruba executive and his extensive background in product management makes the perfect blend of leadership and technical prowess. He received his MBA from Pepperdine University and can be found rocking out to iconic bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin…while drinking fine wine, of course.

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Brian is a 25-year HPE veteran and counting, CSU Sacramento graduate and golf enthusiast. As Head of Hardware Engineering, Brian is responsible for leading Aruba's ASIC and Hardware platforms. Prior to this, he also led HPE's ASIC and Hardware teams over a span of 13 years. While two times may not be a charm on the golf course, Brian's leadership skills and extensive background in engineering are the par-fect addition to drive Aruba's Hardware teams to success. No ifs, ands or putts. Aside from golfing, Brian also enjoys fishing and cycling in his spare time. Did we mention he likes golf?

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Mike leads the organization responsible for Aruba’s end-to-end supply chain operations, including Sales & Operations Planning, Supply & Demand Planning, Order Management & Care, Regional Operations & Fulfillment, Manufacturing Engineering, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, and our Supply Chain Strategy & Program Management teams. Prior to Aruba, Mike worked at NetApp for 12+ years leading the company’s Supply Chain organization, and held similar positions at Maxtor and Quantum, leading Supply Chain Strategy and Operational teams over a 10+ year period. He also lived and worked in Japan for Mitsui and Company. He’s an avid long-distance runner and has completed several marathons, including the Sydney and Boston Marathons. He also enjoys skiing, though he now struggles to keep up with his 14-year-old son who competes on Northstar’s Mogul team.

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Responsible for Sales Operations, Business Operations and Aruba IT, Richard runs key strategic pan-Aruba programs. As a Transformation Office leader and former Chief of Staff for Antonio Neri, Richard is uniquely positioned to ensure that Aruba and the greater HPE organization are well coordinated. With 17+ years of GTM leadership and strategic planning experience, Richard has designed, implemented, and run GTM teams that deliver growth in new and emerging markets. Following three years in the Bay Area, Richard returned to live in the UK with his wife and three daughters. Whenever possible, he likes to indulge his passion for sports and travel.

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With more than 20 years of experience in the technology, media, and telecom industries, Andrew has a proven track record in leading strategy, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, and divestments and integrations. At Aruba, he is responsible for ensuring the organization is fiscally aligned to HPE’s strategy and well positioned to execute strategic initiatives in growth areas. His experience spans from large corporations to early-stage startups to venture capital investing. Having lived in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, and the United States, Andrew has a profound appreciation for diversity and has developed critical skills to lead and motivate at all levels of the organization across multi-cultural teams and multi-functional divisions. He is a qualified SCUBA instructor and Divemaster, and enjoys extreme winter and summer sports and cheering alongside his wife while watching his two children play water polo and volleyball.

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冈萨洛（Gonzalo）评估法律风险和业务策略，同时确保全球合规和监管要求。在加入HPE家族之前，他曾在EDS担任内部顾问，此后，在阿根廷的IP精品级律师事务所EstudioMille的私人执业中。他于2005年被惠普（HP）保留为阿根廷，乌拉圭和巴拉圭的国家法律顾问，然后接受MCA（中美洲和南美洲，不包括巴西）法律总监的职位。他于2014年搬到美国领导全球渠道合作伙伴团队，此后，他担任了支持阿鲁巴的副律师的职位。冈萨洛（Gonzalo）喜欢帆板，风力，滑雪和与家人一起旅行。

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As Phil Mottram’s Chief of Staff (and a pilot in his spare time), Justin is a key part of the Aruba crew. Thanks to his extensive background in translating business vision and strategy into key initiatives, Justin is an expert at aligning with organizational goals and objectives. Prior to making the trip over to Aruba, he made a few stops along the way, including at HPE where he held several senior roles. With Justin supporting the leadership team, Aruba is in for a smooth landing.

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