Cisco presidents Lloyd and Moore to move on: Incoming CEO ushers in flatter leadership team

Cisco presidents Rob Lloyd and Gary Moore will be moving on from the company come July 25. This will enable a flatter leadership team according to Chuck Robbins, the incoming CEO. [caption id=“attachment_2009415” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Reuters[/caption] As President of Sales and Development, Rob has been the leader of two organizations that make up over half the company. Rob has also led the IoE business and developed a new class of solutions for connected manufacturing, smart cities and retail. Robbins mentioned Rob’s ability to understand the market opportunities ahead, dig into the technical details, and show unwavering commitment to customers and partners. As Cisco’s first President & COO, Gary was one of the first leaders at Cisco to recognize the need to focus on customers’ desire for outcomes. Gary also took on the role of COO at a critical time for Cisco and focused on a number of strategic initiatives, including profitability, time to market, innovation, and the customer, partner, and employee experience. He joined Cisco in 2001 as the leader of Cisco Services, and under his 12 years of leadership, Services grew from $3 billion to nearly $10 billion in annual revenue. Gary has been at Cisco for 14 years.