Mala Anand to Join Agilent’s Board of Directors
January 16 2019 - 8:13PM
Business Wire
SAP SE executive brings deep knowledge of
software and analytics space
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Mala
Anand, president, Intelligent Enterprise Solutions and Industries
has been elected to its board of directors, effective March 20,
2019.
Ms. Anand serves as President, Intelligent Enterprise Solutions
and Industries at SAP since October 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Anand
served as the Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics and
Automation Software Platform group at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 2007
to 2016.
“Mala brings an important breadth of experience in the software
and analytics space,” said Mike McMullen, Agilent’s president and
CEO. “She is a well-respected leader who has been at the forefront
of digital innovation her entire career. Her experience will be
extremely valuable as Agilent focuses on the digital lab of the
future and enabling our customers to do more with their data.”
“Mala is an outstanding addition to our board,” said Koh Boon
Hwee, Agilent chairman. “Her depth of experience in technology
innovation and cloud-based strategies brings a critical perspective
to the board. I am pleased to welcome her to the board.”
Ms. Anand has over 20 years of experience leading products and
go-to-market for enterprise-focused software companies. Ms. Anand
has deep expertise in data analytics and automation platforms
(real-time analytics, machine-learning, cloud platforms and
distributed computing).
Before SAP and Cisco, Ms. Anand held various senior executive
positions in software products, go-to-market, services, and
technology businesses and holds multiple technology patents. Among
other roles, she was entrepreneur in residence for the noted
venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, and
developed software products for Corosoft (BMC), Rapt (Microsoft),
and Beyond, Inc. Ms. Anand also led enterprise software and
go-to-market teams at Oracle and Digital Equipment Corporation,
focusing on software products and technology vision, go-to-market
strategies, and delivering enterprise software and services.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from
University of Massachusetts and a master’s degree in computer
science from Brown University.
“Digital technology in the field of science represents a
compelling opportunity. I am very pleased to join Agilent’s board
at this exciting time as Agilent is looking to bring even more
digital capabilities and tools to its customers,” said Ms.
Anand.
About Agilent Technologies
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