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Has over 30 years of experience both in the U.S. and the UK and has lived in Silicon Valley for 30 years. He has worked for some of the most significant technology companies and has a broad background in strategy, mergers and acquisitions, operational and financial management, and has extensive team leadership experience. He is currently a board member and advisor to a number of public and private companies. He is the Chair of the Audit Committees of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZM; since 2017); of Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT; since 2019); of Samsara, Inc. (NYSE: IOT; since 2020), where he is also lead independent director; and of Elastic, Inc, (NYSE: ESTC; since 2018). He also serves on the Board of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW; since 2016), where he was audit committee chair for several years. Jonathan previously served on the boards of Cognizant Technology Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: CTSH; between 2016 and 2019); F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV; between 2011 and March 2019); and of AppDynamics (in 2017). He also advises and has invested in a number of private companies. He is the former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of VMware, the leader in data center virtualization solutions and cloud management. VMware employed 19,000 people in over 110 offices worldwide and enjoyed annual revenues of $7 billion when he was COO. His organizational responsibilities at VMware spanned Operations, Finance and Information Technology. He was employed by VMware between 2012 and 2016. Previously, he had been Chief Financial Officer of Skype, a provider of Internetbased voice and video communication, since March 2011, and a Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Corporation since its acquisition of Skype in October 2011. Jonathan joined Skype from McAfee, an antivirus software and computer security company, where he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, prior to its acquisition by Intel Corporation. In this role he oversaw Finance, IT, and Manufacturing. From 1997 to 2010, he held various leadership roles at Cisco Systems, the leading networking equipment company, including Senior Vice President, CFO – Global Customer Markets; Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer; and Vice President of Corporate Finance and Planning. When he left Cisco in 2010, the company employed over 70,000 people and had annual sales of over $40 billion. Jonathan previously spent almost a decade in public accounting, most recently working for Coopers & Lybrand. Jonathan qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England and holds an honours degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Bath, UK. He lives with his wife and two children in California.
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CognizantAppointed Date: 01/01/2016
Date Resigned: 01/01/2019
Industry: Technology
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Board | Member | 01/01/2016 | |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Audit | Member | 01/01/2016 |