Item 5.02. Submission Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
(b) Resignation of Principal Officer
On January 12, 2021, Pat Gelsinger resigned from his position as Chief Executive
Officer of VMware, Inc. ("VMware"), in order to accept a position with another
company. Mr. Gelsinger's resignation is effective February 12, 2021. Mr.
Gelsinger will continue to serve as a member of VMware's Board of Directors (the
"Board") following his departure as CEO.
(c) Appointment of New Principal Officer
On January 12, 2021, the VMware Board elected Zane Rowe, the Company's Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as interim CEO effective upon Mr.
Gelsinger's departure, to serve until VMware's search for a permanent CEO is
completed. Mr. Rowe will also continue to serve as VMware's CFO.
Mr. Rowe has served as VMware's Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice
President since March 2016. Prior to joining VMware, he was Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of EMC Corporation, a provider of computer
hardware and software infrastructure and VMware's parent company prior to its
acquisition by Dell Technologies, Inc., from October 2014 until February 2016.
Prior to joining EMC, Mr. Rowe was Vice President of North American Sales of
Apple Inc., a technology company that designs, develops, and sells consumer
electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers, from
May 2012 until May 2014. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of United Continental Holdings, Inc., an airline holdings company, from
October 2010 until April 2012 and was Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Continental Airlines from August 2008 to September 2010.
Mr. Rowe joined Continental Airlines in 1993. Mr. Rowe currently serves on the
board of Sabre Corporation.
A copy of the press release announcing VMware's CEO transition is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of VMware, Inc. January 13 , 2021
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