UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | January 15, 2015 |
Juniper Networks, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34501 | 770422528 |
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1194 North Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale, California | 94089 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (408) 745-2000 |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 15, 2015, Juniper Networks, Inc. ("Juniper" or the "Company") announced that Jonathan Davidson, 41, has been promoted to executive vice president and general manager of Juniper Development and Innovation. Davidson joined Juniper Networks in March 2010 as vice president, product line management where he was responsible for the Edge Routing and Aggregation Business product management and strategy. From July 2012 to July 2014, Davidson served as senior vice president and general manager of the Campus and Data Center Business Unit, and in July 2014, Davidson was appointed senior vice president and general manager for Juniper Networks Security, Switching and Solutions Business Unit, where he was responsible for the innovation, growth and product development of the Company’s market-leading security and switching solutions. Immediately prior to joining Juniper, Davidson had a 15-year career in various leadership positions at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he most recently served as director of product management and led the enterprise routing product management team and service provider Layer 4 through Layer 7 services team.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Davidson and any other director or executive officer of the Company and there have been no transactions between Mr. Davidson and the Company in the last fiscal year, and none are currently proposed, that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release issued by Juniper Networks, Inc. on January 15, 2015
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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January 15, 2015 | By: |
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Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operations Officer |
Exhibit Index
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Press Release issued by Juniper Networks, Inc. on January 15, 2015 |
Exhibit 99.1
Media Relations:
Danielle Hamel
Juniper Networks
+1-408-936-7817
dhamel@juniper.net
Juniper Networks Promotes Jonathan Davidson to Executive Vice President and
General Manager of Juniper Development and Innovation Organization
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 15, 2015 Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, has promoted Jonathan Davidson to executive vice president and general manager of Juniper Development and Innovation. In his new role, Davidson will drive strategy, development and business growth for Junipers routing, switching, and security businesses as well as oversee the evolution of Junipers silicon and software. Davidson is replacing Rami Rahim, who was recently named CEO. Davidson will report to Rahim.
I am excited to promote Jonathan to executive vice president and general manager of Juniper Development and Innovation, said Rahim. He is a forward-thinking industry leader with a successful track record of understanding what customers need to run high-performance networks that are reliable, scalable and secure.
Davidson joined Juniper Networks in 2010 where he was responsible for the Edge Routing and Aggregation Business product management and strategy. In Q3 2014, Davidson was appointed senior vice president and general manager for Juniper Networks Security, Switching and Solutions Business Unit, where he was responsible for the innovation, growth and product development of the companys market-leading security and switching solutions.
I am honored to lead the Juniper Development and Innovation team, which is focused on delivering groundbreaking technologies, products, solutions and software to help our customers solve their most critical business problems, said Davidson.
Davidson has spent more than 15 years as a technology leader focused on developing innovative solutions. To view his complete biography, please visit http://www.juniper.net/us/en/company/leadership/.
About Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) delivers innovation across routing, switching and security. From the
network core down to consumer devices, Juniper Networks innovations in software, silicon and
systems transform the experience and economics of networking. Additional information can be found
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