MuleSoft Appoints Michael Capellas to its Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO – July 9, 2015 – MuleSoft, the company that makes it easy to connect applications, data and devices, today announced it has appointed Michael Capellas, a veteran industry executive who has been instrumental in helping to build the world”s most well known technology companies, to its board of directors. This appointment comes as MuleSoft continues to expand rapidly as it helps global customers transform their businesses through API-led connectivity.
“Michael joins our board at a critical time in MuleSoft”s journey towards becoming the de facto connectivity platform,” said Greg Schott, CEO, MuleSoft. “His track record of leadership at high-growth organizations and extensive experience as a public company director will be invaluable as we continue to scale. We will benefit tremendously from Michael”s technology vision, industry insights and operational expertise, as we help the world”s leading enterprises connect in new ways with employees, partners, customers and devices.”
“The rapid evolution of cloud computing coupled with mobility is not only transforming the way technology is delivered but also redefining entire industries. MuleSoft’s market-leading, API-led integration is ideally positioned to benefit from the enormous opportunities created by a connected world,” said Michael Capellas.
Capellas currently serves on the board of directors of Cisco and Flextronics. He was previously Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of VCE Company, LLC, a joint venture between EMC and Cisco with investments from VMware and Intel. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Data Corporation and was also Chief Executive Officer of MCI, Inc. through its 2004 restructuring and acquisition by Verizon in 2006. In addition, Capellas served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Compaq from 2000 until its merger with HP in 2002. Post merger, he served as President of HP. Prior to Compaq and HP, he held a variety of executive positions in multiple industries.
About MuleSoft
MuleSoft’s mission is to connect the world’s applications, data and devices. MuleSoft makes connecting anything easy with Anypoint Platform™, the only complete integration platform for SaaS, SOA and APIs. Thousands of organizations in 60 countries, from emerging brands to Global 500 enterprises, use MuleSoft to innovate faster and gain competitive advantage. http://www.mulesoft.com/
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