Broadcom announces the appointment of Mario Derba as Managing Director, Italy, and Area Sales Lead Iberia & Italy. In this role, Derba will be responsible for the relationship and development of customers, as well as meeting their business needs with the help of the company's partner ecosystem in the region.
Mario Derba brings 30 years of experience in leading Information Technology companies. Prior to joining Broadcom, he was Area Vice President EMEA South for Elastic and, before that, Area Vice President for Western & Southern Europe at Citrix. Previously, Derba served as Regional Sales Vice President South Europe for Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure Business Unit; Country Manager for HP Software and Solutions; and Country General Manager for Microsoft. Derba began his career at IBM, where he held roles of increasing responsibility, becoming Partner, IBM Business Consulting Services, South EMEA.
“Mario Derba comes to Broadcom at an important stage for our organization and I am excited to have him play a leading role in the company's growth in Italy,” said Luigi Freguia, President EMEA Software Sales at Broadcom. “His in-depth knowledge of the IT market and its dynamics and his proven experience in industry-leading organizations will be key to developing and strengthening customer relationships and taking the company's business to the next level.”
“I am excited about this new challenge,” Derba commented. “Broadcom infrastructure software technologies, including the VMware product portfolio, represent excellence in the IT industry and I am proud to be able to contribute to the company's growth. Since VMware joined Broadcom, all actions taken have been in the direction of bringing value to our customers. We have revamped our software portfolio by simplifying our offerings, our approach to go-to-market, and our overall organizational structure, and now, more than ever, we are well positioned to make a significant impact in the IT market.”
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software, and security solutions. Broadcom's category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including cloud, data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, industrial, and enterprise software. Our solutions include service provider and enterprise networking and storage, mobile device and broadband connectivity, mainframe, cybersecurity, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Broadcom is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.