Juniper Networks has promoted Jonathan Davidson to executive vice president and general manager of Juniper Development and Innovation. In his new role, Davidson will drive strategy, development and business growth for Juniper's routing, switching, and security businesses as well as oversee the evolution of Juniper's silicon and software. Davidson is replacing Rami Rahim, who was recently named CEO.

Davidson will report to Rahim. Davidson joined Juniper Networks in 2010 where he was responsible for the Edge Routing and Aggregation Business product management and strategy. In third quarter of 2014, Davidson was appointed senior vice president and general manager for Juniper Networks Security, Switching and Solutions Business Unit, where he was responsible for the innovation, growth and product development of the company's market-leading security and switching solutions.