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Seattle, WA-based F5 Networks has Appointed Michael L. Dreyer as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
F5 Networks, Inc., the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), helps the world`s largest enterprises and service providers realize the full value of virtualization, cloud computing, and on-demand IT. F5 solutions help integrate disparate technologies to provide greater control of the infrastructure, improve application delivery and data management, and give users seamless, secure, and accelerated access to applications from their corporate desktops and smart devices. An open architectural framework enables F5 customers to apply business policies at “strategic points of control” across the IT infrastructure and into the public cloud. F5 products give customers the agility they need to align IT with changing business conditions, deploy scalable solutions on demand, and manage mobile access to data and services. Enterprises, service and cloud providers, and leading online companies worldwide rely on F5 to optimize their IT investments and drive business forward.
About the Person
Michael Dreyer is the Chief Information Officer of Visa Inc. and is responsible for all systems, technology and processing platforms, networks and development required to support the business demands of the company. Read Less Previously, Dreyer was CIO of Inovant, a subsidiary of Visa Inc. He oversaw the development and management of Visa’s global systems technology. Named to the position in July 2005, Dreyer oversaw application planning, architecture and development in four core areas: transaction services, access and delivery, information services, and program management office/open systems. Prior to becoming CIO of Inovant, Dreyer served as Visa USA`s senior vice president of processing and emerging products, developing products and services to provide Visa with competitive differentiation in the marketplace. Previous to that position, as senior vice president of commercial solutions for Visa USA, Dreyer oversaw product development and management for large corporate, middle market, public sector, small business, business-to-business, and e-commerce segments. Before joining Visa in 1998, Dreyer was vice president of the electronic commerce center of excellence for American Express` travel-related services. While there, he coordinated all smart card and Internet activity for several business units. Additionally, Dreyer has held senior positions at Prime Financial, Inc., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Downey Savings, Bank of America and the Fairmont Hotel Management Company. Dreyer received an MBA and a BA in psychology from Washington State University. He is a member of the HP Financial Services Industries Board of Advisors, Oracle President`s Council, and UC Berkeley Fisher CIO Leadership Program Advisory Board. Dreyer was named Best CIO–Public Company for the 2012 inaugural Bay Area CIO Awards.
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