Scott Harrell appointed as new CEO of Infoblox

Infoblox Inc., a cloud-first DNS management and security company announced that Jesper Andersen has decided to retire as Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors has appointed Scott Harrell as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. Andersen will continue to serve on the Board and support Harrell through the transition.

Harrell has twenty years of experience in executive leadership and portfolio management from his time in executive positions at Cisco Systems and Intel. Harrell was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s $20 billion Intent-Based Networking business unit before joining Infoblox, where he was in charge of the whole portfolio and engineering teams in the enterprise, Internet of Things, and data centre sectors. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and holds an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flaglar Business School.

Vista Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus, Infoblox investors, have thoughtfully selected Harrell as Andersen’s successor.

John Stalder, Managing Director, Vista Equity Partners said “We are thrilled to welcome Scott to Infoblox. His deep-domain expertise in building leading technology businesses at Fortune 100 companies makes him perfectly suited for Infoblox – as the company continues to invest in next-generation cloud-first DNS management and security solutions. We’re confident that he will lead the business to continued growth and adjacent market expansion.”

Harrell joins Infoblox at a crucial juncture when more and more businesses are adopting multi-cloud strategies and embracing remote workforces, both of which significantly raise DNS management challenges.

Harrell said “Infoblox is an innovative company with an incredibly talented team that consistently executes at extremely high levels. I am thankful for all Jesper has done for the company and the incredible culture that has been built under his leadership,”

He added “Infoblox’s solutions are critical to the ongoing operations, availability, and security of enterprises across the world. I’m thrilled to join a company that embraces an innovation mindset anchored by its technology and its people, and I look forward to further accelerating Infoblox’s growth and market-leading solutions.”

Infoblox has grown significantly over the previous ten years, increasing its client base by 82%, partner relationships by 43%, and employee base by more than tripling, all while pushing the boundaries of technology.

“On behalf of the Board, we thank Jesper for his invaluable contributions and tremendous impact to Infoblox – transforming the company into a cloud-first market leader in comprehensive, world-class security and networking solutions. Infoblox’s momentum and growth are a testament to Jesper’s leadership, passion, and dedication to employees, customers, and partners. While Jesper’s retirement has been planned for a long time, we are excited to have him remain on the Board of Directors and continue to be an important strategic asset to the company,” said Cary Davis and Parag Gupta, Managing Directors, Warburg Pincus.

A very strong, collaborative culture has been established by Jesper’s ongoing love and dedication for his team of workers, and it continues to draw top talent and executives like Harrell.

Jesper Andersen said “My time at Infoblox will remain the highlight of my career, where we were able to disrupt the industry and offer solutions to our customers unmatched by any competitor.”

Anderson added “Beyond our leading technology, I am proud to have worked alongside Infoblox employees across the globe to create a culture driven by our core values – to make Infoblox an incredibly positive, innovative, and supportive workplace that I know they will carry forward. I have incredible confidence in Scott and the executive leadership team to continue our mission to drastically simplify networking and security for our customers.”