[Info-vax] VSI has a new CEO

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/2/2021 8:08 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-08-02, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>> Den 2021-08-02 kl. 02:12, skrev Simon Clubley:
>>> Probably old news to some people here, but I've just seen that VSI
>>> has a new CEO, Kevin Shaw, who is replacing Jim Janetos:
>>>
>>> https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2021-07-09-key-managers/
>>>
>>> Anyone know anything about him and how much VMS background he has ?
>>>
>>
>> Can't see that the technical background matters that much
>> on that "level". As long as he is a good leader in general.
> 
> You are correct Jan-Erik. It would have been more accurate for me
> to say "DEC culture knowledge" instead of "VMS background".
> 
> What I was really trying to ask is how much does he know about the
> DEC culture so that he can understand what VSI's customers might
> expect both of him and of VSI ?

The 1975 - 1995 era is not coming back.

The IT world is very different today and the it seems better that the
new CEO have the right culture for the future than of the past.

He needs to have:
- general leadership capabilities in a technology company of VSI size
- broad understanding of the IT industry and strategic directions
- understanding of the type of customers that use VMS today and the
   type of customers that may switch to VMS within the next decade if
   everything goes well

VMS knowledge and DEC 35 years ago knowledge seems irrelevant.

Arne