vmware inc-class a (VMW:New York)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Thomas Tod Nielsen had been the Co-President of Applications Platform at VMware, Inc. since January 2011 until December 2012. Mr. Nielsen served as the Chief Operating Officer of VMware from January 2009 to January 2011. Mr. Nielsen served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Borland Software Corporation from November 9, 2005 to January 2009 and also served as its Principal Financial Officer of Borland Software Corporation from September 18, 2006 to November ... 20, 2006. He is a seasoned executive of deep experience in solutions for software development and has more than 20 years of leadership experience in enterprise software and application development. He served as Senior Vice President of Marketing & Global Sales Support for Oracle Corp. from June 2005 to November 2005. His responsibilities included marketing support of the Server Technologies products including the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware product lines. Mr. Nielsen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of BEA Systems Inc., since November 2001. He joined Bea Systems Inc. in August 2001, as Senior Vice President of Developer Programs in connection with Bea Systems Inc. From August 2001 to August 2004, he served in various positions at BEA Systems, Inc. During his tenure, he rebuilt the marketing organization, provided the leadership that repositioned BEA as a leading infrastructure platform vendor, drove engineering investments, and actively engaged with customers and employees to drive change and performance throughout the organization. From July 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Nielsen served as Chief Executive Officer of CrossGain Corporation. At Microsoft Corp., he held the title of Vice President of developer marketing, among various other roles. Mr. Nielsen was hand-picked by Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates to go to Washington and assist Oracle Corp. legal team during the landmark antitrust trial with the government. He served in his BEA roles from November 2001 to August 2001. From 1988 to July 2000, he spent with Microsoft Corporation for twelve years in various roles, including General Manager of Database and Developer Tools, Vice President of Developer Tools and at the time of his departure, Vice President of Microsoft's Platform Group and Developer relations. He has been an Independent Director of Cyrusone Inc. since January 2013. He serves as a Member of the Board of Advisors of IT.com, Inc. He serves as Member of The Board of Directors at Club Holdings LLC (Quintess LLC). He serves as a Director of MyEdu Corporation. Mr. Nielsen has been a Director of Qt Development Frameworks since September 2005. He has been a Director of Fortify Software Inc. since April 2005. He served as a Director of Borland Software Corp. from November 9, 2005 to July 2009. Mr. Nielsen holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Central Washington University.

Report Data Issue

Stock Quotes

Market data is delayed at least 15 minutes.

Company Lookup

Recently Viewed
VMW:US	$78.95 USD	+0.07

COMPETITOR COMPENSATION