Hitesh Sheth joined Juniper Networks in May 2005 and brings almost 20 years of industry experience to the company. As Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Ethernet Platforms Business Group he has overall responsibility for driving the Ethernet switching business for Juniper. He previously led the Service Layer Technologies Business Group at Juniper. He joined Juniper Networks from Cisco Systems where he led the initiative to establish Cisco in the Metro Ethernet market. Under his leadership revenue for the Metro Ethernet business more than tripled in a four-year period and Cisco secured the number one market share position. During his seven year tenure at Cisco he held a number of senior management positions in general management marketing and business development. Prior to Cisco Sheth held executive and engineering management positions at Liberate Technologies Oracle Corporation and The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO). Sheth holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin. |