John swainson chair of the board of directors travelport. On march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell software. 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. As you know, security plays an increasingly important role, especially for dell and for all of our customers. At the event, attendees heard from john, other senior dell executives, and dell customers and partners about the latest endtoend solutions and capabilities. 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. Swainson was president of the software group of dell inc. Swainson will report to michael dell, chairman and ceo of dell. To that end, this year dsg has done just that by ensuring excellence and thereby winning in. The software group will build on dell s software capabilities and provide greater innovation and organizational support to create a more competitive position. Dell s shopping spree hinges on the thesis that the ballooning amount of data being generated by. John swainson, most recently president of the dell software group, has joined siris as an executive partner.
Dell taps former ca chief to head new software group cnet. The guy making those decisions is john swainson, president of dell software group swainson s background as a senior advisor in equity firm silver lake, as ceo and director of ca technologies. Round rock, texasbusiness wire dell today announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. Dell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it management softwa.
Prior to silver lake, he was ceo and director of ca inc. See others named john swainson learn the skills john. Dell reorganizes software group, reduces software workforce. Dell announcing that they acquired backup software company appassure, marking the first acquisition made by john swainson, the new president of dell. Michael dell announced this morning that john swainson will join dell to head up our new software group. Dell names john swainson president of new software group 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 software division inside of dell inc.
For dell, grabbing quest would greatly enhance its recently formed software business headed by its newly minted president john swainson, the former ceo of ca and longtime head of ibms software group. 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. The company quickly added a handful of other proven. It looks like dell is looking to up the ante in software. John swainson will serve as president of the software group effective march 5, 2012. 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. Former ibm and ca exec john swainson will lead dells new. John swainson joins siris capital group as executive partner. In the new world of cloud, massive scale datacenters, and the growing importance of mixed privatepublic. 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. Swainson previously served as vice president of worldwide sales for ibm software group, when ibm successfully established its own corporate software. The company on thursday named veteran john swainson president of its newly created software group.
John swainson on march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell software. John swainson serves as president, software, for dell. 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 announces the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. He was hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise software division inside of dell inc. When it comes to helping our customers with windows management solutions, dell software group dsg aims to provide only the best, simplest solutions in the market. The software group will build on dell s software capabilities and. Dell has created a dedicated software group and tapped john swainson, former head of it services specialist ca technologies, to run it.
Dell selling software unit to francisco partners, elliott. The addition of quest will enable dell to deliver more competitive server, storage, networking and end user computing solutions and services to customers, john a. John swainson, president of dell software, argues the case. Officials with francisco partners and elliott management on june 20 confirmed they are buying dell s software group for an unspecified amount. View john swainson s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Dell today announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. Dell names john swainson president of new software group. Technology has the potential to change humanity, at least according to john swainson, president of dell software. Dsg comes under dell software president john swainson. John brings many years of experience leading software businesses and managing complex software solutions organizations. Today, we re announcing the formation of a new software group that will enhance our solutions capabilities.
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. Dell software president on the journey from hardware. Dell has acquired software security outfit sonicwall, continuing to expand its software business under the direction of former ca technologies ceo john swainson. Dell houston, texas, usa has announced the appointment of john swainson to serve as president, software group, effective march 5, 2012. John swainson, who has been president of dell software for the past 16. Quests suite of industryleading software products, highlytalented team members and unique intellectual property will. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states. We are very pleased to have john swainson as the leader of our dell software group, and sonicwall will be the cornerstone of this portfolio from a security perspective. Prior to joining siris, john swainson was the president of the dell software group. Can dell software rescue its spiraling hardware sales. 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 today named ibm veteran john swainson president of its new software group.
John swainson will start march 5 and report to michael dell, who says the new software group will. Dell names exca ceo as software chief the register. John swainson joined siris capital as an executive partner in november of 2017 and has over 40 years of technology industry experience. John swainson, former ceo of software company ca, has been named as president of dell s new software group, to focus on selling software to the enterprise crowd. It was created in february 2012, after a series of 37 acquisitions strengthened the companys focus on software and services. Swainson, who led ibms huge software business until 2005 and. 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. John swainson december 11, 2012 dell software shines at windows annual awards. John swainson joins siris capital group as executive partner siris. 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. John swainson, president of the group, said at a press briefing in san francisco thursday that he had been asked by ceo michael dell to create a software business that complements dell s hardware sales. Swainson, president of dell s software group, said in a statement. Swainson serves as independent director of the company.
On wednesday, april 24, 20 dell held a press and analyst event hosted by dell software group president john swainson in san francisco. Dell outlines big software ambitions informationweek. Dell last month quietly reorganized its dell software group into four new business units in a move to better allocate resources, which. Dell taps veteran john swainson to lead new software.
John was one of the key executives at ibm in the creation and drive behind ibms application and integration middleware division. Dell executives vp strategy david johnson and president software division john swainson visited israel last week with the goal of expanding the companys presence in israel, as the company makes the transition from a manufacturer of pcs and servers to a comprehensive provider of it and computer solutions under the guidance of founder and ceo michael dell. In this role, he is responsible for building software capabilities and providing greater innovation and. Dell hires former ca ceo to run new software group. During the 2015 dell innovation summit in copenhagen, swainson. Accessories and 3rd party software business mix will shift to higher margin, faster. Previously, swainson was senior advisor to silver lake partners, a global private equity firm. Dell hires former ca boss to head new software group. Dell software groups john swainson serves up his 2014.
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