Rambus Appoints Tom Fisher to Its Board of Directors
January 22 2015 - 4:36PM
Business Wire
Oracle executive brings extensive experience in
developing cloud-based products and services
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) today announced the appointment of
Mr. Ellis Thomas Fisher as a director to its Board, effective
immediately. Mr. Fisher is an industry veteran with extensive
experience in cloud computing. He is currently senior vice
president and chief information officer (CIO) of Global Commercial
Cloud Services at Oracle.
“As the market moves to more cloud-based products and services,
we felt it was important to round out our Board with this level of
knowledge and expertise,” said Mr. Eric Stang, Chairman of the
Board at Rambus. “In addition to his extensive experience, Tom
brings leadership and perspective that will prove valuable as we
continue to execute on our strategic programs. We are pleased to
welcome Tom to our Board.”
“The market is moving quickly and clearly cloud-based products
and services are set to have a big impact,” noted Fisher. “Rambus
is a clear leader in technology development and innovation and I
look forward to participating in guiding the organization into the
future.”
Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Fisher served as CIO and vice
president of Cloud Computing at SuccessFactors, Inc. where he
helped establish the company as a leader in Software as a Service
(SaaS) through successful programs. Mr. Fisher spent seven years at
Qualcomm where he served as CIO of CDMA Technologies, responsible
for developing and delivering the company’s business and
engineering solutions. He also served as guest instructor at the
UCLA Anderson School of Business as well as the UC-San Diego Grady
School of Business. Before Qualcomm, he was vice president and
acting chief technology officer (CTO) at eBay, where he was
responsible for establishing the company’s technology strategy to
support the company’s massive scale and shifting business
requirements. Other executive and management roles include serving
as chief architect for Gateway Computers and senior manager of
Vendor and Software Alliances at IBM. In 2008, Mr. Fisher was
honored as San Diego Technology Executive of the Year. Mr. Fisher
holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North
Carolina in Charlotte.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus brings invention to market. Our customizable IP cores,
architecture licenses, tools, services, and training improve the
competitive advantage of our customer’s products while accelerating
their time-to-market. Rambus products and innovations capture,
secure and move data. For more information, visit rambus.com.
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