Juniper Networks, an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, announced that Bikash Koley will be named Chief Technology Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Rami Rahim. Mr. Koley will be responsible for charting Juniper’s technology strategy and for leading and executing several of the company’s critical technology innovations, including Contrail and AppFormix. Mr. Koley is anticipated to begin his employment at Juniper in August 2017.
“Bikash is a visionary who has been architecting and operating networks of the future at Google for the past ten years. I’m excited to have Bikash help us lead the transformation in the networking industry by delivering innovative products, solutions, and services for network operators around the world,” said Rami Rahim, CEO, Juniper Networks.
Mr. Koley brings a wealth of experience in both IP and optical domains and in designing and operating large scale networks. He will further Juniper’s vision of enabling high performance, highly-automated self-driving networks of the future.
“I have admired Juniper Networks’ technology for the last two decades and believe the technology within Juniper will lend itself to an amazing programmable platform that will allow companies to operate seamless hybrid cloud infrastructures. Harmonious connectivity to clouds is not a solved problem, and I look forward to being part of the new era of networking,” said Bikash Koley.
