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Riverbed Appoints Michael Croll as SVP, U.S. Federal Market

1. Michael Croll appointed Senior VP for U.S. Federal Market at Riverbed. 2. Croll's leadership aims to expand Riverbed's presence in the federal sector. 3. Riverbed's AI-powered platform enhances digital experiences and IT operations. 4. Croll's expertise supports government agencies in achieving their missions. 5. Riverbed recognized as a leader in multiple industry analyst reports.

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Why Bullish?

Strategic appointment and strong market recognition could bolster investor confidence in Riverbed.

How important is it?

Leadership changes can significantly impact company direction and market positioning; Croll's role is pivotal.

Why Long Term?

Croll's strategic focus may lead to sustained growth in federal contracts over time.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riverbed, the leader in AI observability, announced today that the Company appointed Michael Croll to Senior Vice President, U.S. Federal Market. Croll brings extensive experience in sales leadership, particularly in the public sector, where he has a strong track record of driving IT modernization and transformation for government and public sector customers that support their missions. LinkedIn: Riverbed appoints Michael Croll as SVP U.S. Federal Market: https://rvbd.ly/4hTNCgb With over 30 years in the industry, Croll has held leadership roles at both growth-stage and public companies, including most recently at Sonatype, where he led the U.S. Federal business to record annual recurring revenue growth. Previously, he served as Vice President of Federal Sales and Operations for Cleversafe and has held key sales and sales leadership roles at EMC, IBM and Data Domain. Croll’s strategic leadership will allow Riverbed to expand its presence in the federal market, and his expertise in building high-performance sales organizations will be critical to the Company’s long-term success. “I am thrilled to welcome Michael as Senior Vice President for our Federal market,” said Kris Luhrsen, Chief Revenue Officer at Riverbed. “This appointment reflects our commitment to further strengthening our leadership team, and the importance of our Public Sector and Federal customers. With Croll’s extensive technology and software knowledge, and experience in the Federal market, we are better positioned to deliver innovative solutions, deepen customer relationships, and accelerate growth across this key industry. While many vendors offer a single point product, Riverbed has invested in a broader Platform strategy to meet the needs of enterprises and Government organizations, with a portfolio of leading AIOps, observability and acceleration solutions that enable organizations to optimize digital experiences, improve IT operations and drive measurable results.” “I'm excited to join Riverbed at such an exciting time, with strong market momentum surrounding Riverbed's AI-powered platform and solutions,” said Michael Croll, Senior Vice President, U.S. Federal Market, at Riverbed. “I’m eager to help our many government customers who depend on Riverbed to support their missions, enhance digital experiences, and deliver tangible results for their agencies.” Last year Riverbed launched a new AI-powered Platform to optimize digital experiences and improve IT operations, and several new data observability and AIOps solutions. Riverbed was recently recognized in several analyst reports, including: Leader (view report) in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Management Tools; Visionary (view blog) in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM); Value Leader in 2024 EMA Radar report for Network Operations Observability; Leader in the 2024 GigaOm Radar report for Network Observability; and Outperformer in the 2024 GigaOm Radar report for AIOps. About Riverbed Riverbed, the leader in AI observability, helps organizations optimize their user’s experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improves IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences. Learn more at riverbed.com Riverbed and certain other terms used herein are trademarks of Riverbed Technology LLC. All other trademarks used herein belong to their respective owners. Connect with Riverbed Facebook LinkedIn Riverbed Blog Riverbed Partner Blog Riverbed Community X / formerly Twitter (@Riverbed) (@RiverbedPartner) YouTube

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