Paul Maritz Explained

Paul Maritz
Birth Date:March 16, 1955[1]
Birth Place:Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zimbabwe)
Occupation:Chairman, Pivotal Software
Alma Mater:University of Natal
University of Cape Town

Paul Alistair Maritz (born March 16, 1955) is a computer scientist and software executive. He held positions at Microsoft and EMC Corporation. In October 2021, Maritz was named as the chairman of the board of directors for Acronis. He also is chairman of Pivotal Software.

Early life

Paul Maritz was born and raised in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). His family later moved to South Africa where he was schooled at Highbury Preparatory School[2] and Hilton College.[3] He received a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Natal, and a B.Sc. (Hons) degree, also in Computer Science, from the University of Cape Town in 1977.

Career

After finishing his graduate studies, Maritz had a programming job with Burroughs Corporation and later became a researcher at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, before moving to Silicon Valley in 1981 to join Intel.[4] He worked for Intel for five years, including developing early tools to help developers write software for the then-new x86 platform, before joining Microsoft in 1986.[5]

Microsoft

From 1986 to 2000, he worked at Microsoft and was on its executive committee. He became executive vice president of the Platforms Strategy and Developer Group and part of the 5-person executive management team.[6] He was often said to be the third-ranking executive, behind Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. He was responsible for essentially all of Microsoft's desktop and server software, including such major initiatives as the development of Windows 95, Windows NT, and Internet Explorer.[7]

He was the highest-ranking executive to testify at the antitrust trial of Microsoft in 1999.While at Microsoft, Maritz was credited with originating the term "eating your own dogfood" also known as dogfooding.[8] [9]

In July 1999, he announced he would have a reduced role at Microsoft,[10] and resigned in September 2000 around the announcement of Windows ME.[11]

According to Steve Ballmer Maritz was "truly a leader among leaders". Bill Gates stated that "Paul's vision and technological insight has had a major impact not only on Microsoft but on the entire computer industry."[12]

In October 2013, he was reported to again be under consideration to become chief executive of Microsoft, succeeding Ballmer.[13]

Pi Corporation

He then co-founded, and was CEO of Pi Corporation, a company backed by Warburg Pincus, which developed software for Linux with development in Bangalore, India.[14] [15] When Pi was acquired by EMC in February 2008, Maritz briefly became president and general manager of EMC Corporation's cloud computing division.[16]

VMware

On July 8, 2008, he was appointed CEO of VMware[17] (a public company majority-owned by EMC), replacing co-founder and CEO Diane Greene. While CEO, company sales and profits tripled by mid-2012.[18] He was succeeded as CEO by Pat Gelsinger on September 1, 2012.[19]

GoPivotal

In April 2013, he was announced as the CEO of GoPivotal, Inc. (Pivotal), a venture funded by General Electric (GE), EMC and VMware which he led until August 2015.[20]

After his resignation he announced that he would stay the CEO of Pivotal and mentor other companies in which he has invested. He also wants to work for Mifos, a financial services startup, that targets developing countries.[21]

Mifos

Maritz is chairman of Mifos, an open source financial software platform.[22] For some time he was the only source of financial support for the initiative.[23]

Acronis

In October 2021, Maritz was named as the chairman of the board of directors for Acronis.[24] Maritz is in charge of Acronis’ governance and leadership as the company enhances its position in the service provider industry and prepares for further expansion.[25]

Other activities

Maritz was an angel investor in Apture.[26]

He is the chairman of the board of the Grameen Foundation, which provides microfinance support and sponsors third-world development projects.[27]

Maritz is interested in wildlife issues and helps developing countries to use technology to improve life.

Recognition

In 2010, Paul Maritz was named by CRN the number one Most Influential Executive of 2010.[28]

In 2011, Maritz won the Morgan Stanley Leadership Award for Global Commerce.[29] As well in 2011, the Silicon Valley Business Journal announced Paul Maritz as the Executive of the Year.[30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Greene . Jay. Grimaldi. James V.. January 17, 1999. Microsoft Trial - Low-Profile Exec In Hot Seat. . February 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Pivotal Software Listed On NYSE. Staff Writer. 2018-04-24. TechnoMag. en-US. 2019-11-27. 10 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810055223/https://technomag.co.zw/2018/04/pivotal-software-listed-on-nyse/. dead.
  3. Web site: Hilton College _ Old Boys. 27 November 2019. 23 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623070515/https://www.hiltoncollege.com/assets/Newsletters/General/Future-of-Hilton-Interactive-FINAL-2506.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Steve Lohr . Paul Maritz: Microsoft's Star Antitrust Witness . New York Times . January 25, 1999 . October 3, 2013 .
  5. Web site: VMware CEO Paul Maritz Leaves Behind a Vision of IT Transformation. Olavsrud. Thor. 2012-08-29. Network World. en. 2019-11-27.
  6. Web site: One on One: Paul Maritz, VMware Chief Executive. Hardy. Quentin. 2012-02-07. Bits Blog. en-US. 2019-11-27.
  7. Web site: Top execs once at Microsoft: Where are they now? (pictures). Martin. James. CNET. en. 2019-11-27.
  8. Inside Out: Microsoft—In Our Own Words
  9. News: VMworld 2009: Virtualization, controversy and eating your own dog food. Brodkin. John. 4 September 2009. Network World. 17 May 2010. Quote: "[Paul] Maritz also poked fun at himself by claiming that one of his only contributions to the IT world is coining the commonly used "eat your own dog food" phrase.
  10. News: Microsoft's Maritz to take lesser role . July 28, 1999 . CNet news . October 3, 2013 .
  11. News: Microsoft Loses Another Key Executive . September 14, 2000 . CNet news . Sandeep Junnarkar . Mike Ricciuti . May 30, 2016 .
  12. News: Paul Maritz to Retire After 14 Years at Microsoft . September 13, 2000 .
  13. News: Gates's Future Fuels Speculation as Microsoft Seeks New Chief. Nick Wingfield. October 8, 2013. New York Times. October 9, 2013.
  14. Web site: The Pi Team . PI Corporation executive bios . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071213080729/http://www.picorp.com/about/execbios.htm . December 13, 2007 . October 3, 2013 .
  15. News: Computer Hardware & Software: Opening Up Windows . Daniel Lyons . Forbes Magazine . June 23, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060718072128/http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/06/23/linux_vista_open_cz_dl_0623linux.html . July 18, 2006 . October 9, 2013 .
  16. News: EMC Acquisition of Pi Corporation, Developer of Personal Information Management Technology . Press Release . EMC Corporation . February 21, 2008 . October 9, 2013 .
  17. Web site: Lessons Learned In The First Decade Of Building A Tech Company. Rohrer. J. Tyler. Forbes. en. 2019-05-07.
  18. Web site: The 15-Year Odyssey Behind VMware's Ascent To Corporate Greatness. Gara. Antoine. Forbes. en. 2018-12-28.
  19. News: VMware Announces Change in Executive Leadership . VMware . 2012-07-25 . 2012-07-24.
  20. News: Pivotal's Audacious Plan . April 24, 2013 . Quentin Hardy . New York Times Bits . October 3, 2013 .
  21. Web site: Paul Maritz retires from Pivotal, says his time as a manager is over. at 01:58. Simon Sharwood 19 Aug 2015. www.theregister.co.uk. en. 2019-07-24.
  22. Web site: Tech vet Paul Maritz joins BoldIQ board, sees new era of smart scheduling for on-demand economy. 2016-03-08. GeekWire. en-US. 2019-07-24.
  23. Web site: Paul Maritz. Mifos Initiative. 7 June 2014 . en-US. 2019-07-24.
  24. Web site: Acronis announces technology veteran Paul Maritz as Chairman of the Board . 2023-02-01 . techxmedia.com/ . 26 October 2021 . en-GB.
  25. Web site: 2021-10-19 . Acronis appoints new board chairman . 2023-02-01 . ITEuropa . en.
  26. Web site: In-Text Media Links Service Apture Gets $4.1 Million Funding. www.cbsnews.com. 17 March 2009 . en-US. 2019-11-27.
  27. Web site: Paul Maritz, Marc Benioff, Andy Jassy Point of Control: The Cloud. https://web.archive.org/web/20130729201509/http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail4774.html. dead. 2013-07-29. 2013-07-29. 2019-11-27.
  28. News: The 25 Most Influential Executives Of 2010.
  29. News: 2011 Morgan Stanley Leadership Award Winner . Computerworld . 2011-10-11.
  30. News: Executive of the Year: VMware CEO Paul Maritz . Business Journal . Diana Samuels . December 30, 2011 . October 3, 2013 .

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