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Francois Locoh-Donou

Tech Moves: iSpot and MoxiWorks name new executives; F5 and Trupanion make board changes

— Julie Van Ullen is now president and chief revenue officer for iSpot, a Bellevue, Wash., company that measures the… Read More

F5 Networks will buy Volterra cloud computing startup for $500M in latest major acquisition

F5 Networks announced an agreement to acquire cloud computing startup Volterra Inc. for $440 million in cash up front and… Read More

Under pressure from investor, F5 Networks walks a tightrope after spending $1.6B on acquisitions

Deep into the third hour of F5 Networks‘ analyst and investor meeting this week, CEO François Locoh-Donou spoke carefully as… Read More

F5 Networks software revenue jumps 43%, as CEO offers vision for applications as ‘living organisms’

F5 Networks continued to benefit from its expansion into software and services, boosting revenue by 4% overall to $586 million,… Read More

After strong earnings report, Seattle’s F5 Networks pledges it won’t make layoffs this fiscal year

F5 Networks is assuring its employees that it won’t make layoffs during its current fiscal year, ending in September, saying… Read More

F5 Networks software revenue jumps 50% as big acquisitions help to transform its business

F5 Networks is “ahead of plan” in its efforts to expand beyond hardware and into software and services, its CEO… Read More

F5 Networks CEO gives riveting talk on cashews, hummingbirds and the value of self-worth

Francois Locoh-Donou has a different perspective than a lot of CEOs do. An immigrant from Togo who came to the… Read More

F5 Networks projects single-digit revenue growth for the next several years amid software transition, sending its stock down 5 percent

A revamped F5 Networks executive team made its pitch to Wall Street investors in New York Thursday, hoping to convince… Read More

Lessons from Togo: What F5’s new CEO learned about business and life growing up in Africa

Francois Locoh-Donou knows what it is like to be an outsider. The son of a black father and a white… Read More

How F5 is preparing for the application explosion: Interview with CEO Francois Locoh-Donou

New F5 CEO Francois Locoh-Donou has a big job in front of him. One of Seattle’s most prominent public tech… Read More

F5 third-quarter revenue comes in lighter than expected as customers ponder the cloud

F5 Networks missed third-quarter revenue expectations by a sizable margin, as slower demand outside the U.S. and customer hesitation around… Read More

F5 Networks disappoints investors with modest gains in quarterly revenue and net income

F5 Networks reported gains in revenue and net income for its second quarter Wednesday, but fell short of expected targets,… Read More

F5 Networks names new CEO; McAdam set to retire again

Capping a year-long search, Seattle’s F5 Networks today announced that Francois Locoh-Donou, an engineer and former top network-technology executive, will… Read More

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