Juniper Networks Appoints Two New Senior Leaders

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced two key appointments to its senior leadership team. Susan Lovegren has been appointed senior vice president of human resources and Bob Worrall has been appointed senior vice president and chief information officer. Lovegren reports to Chief Executive Officer Rami Rahim and Worrall reports to Chief Financial and Operations Officer Robyn Denholm.

“The opportunity we have at Juniper to lead the next wave of innovation and network transformation in our industry is incredible. That is why we are so honored to welcome tech industry veterans Susan and Bob to our leadership team where they will apply their experience and passion developing forward-leaning technology and people programs that inspire our teams, enable us to innovate faster than the market and help us to solve our customers’ toughest challenges,” said Rami Rahim, CEO of Juniper Networks.

Lovegren most recently served as senior vice president of human resources at Plantronics, where she was responsible for leading programs that drive people and culture growth. She brings more than 25 years of leadership experience, including seven years at Juniper Networks where she served as a corporate vice president leading the Company's global business-aligned human resources team.

Lovegren is responsible for supporting Juniper’s broad business objectives and strategic direction for its people and overall culture with a focus on the needs of today’s diverse workforce. Lovegren also leads the Juniper Networks Foundation Fund.

Worrall joins Juniper Networks with more than 25 years of business and IT leadership experience, most recently at NVIDIA Corporation, where he served as senior vice president and CIO and was responsible for deploying innovative technologies to enhance employee productivity.

Worrall will be responsible for protecting all of Juniper Networks’ critical information, intellectual property and physical resources as well as ensuring all information technology systems are aligned to support the company’s people and growth agenda.

Supporting Quotes

“Innovation doesn’t occur by happenstance. It comes from nurturing a great culture. Juniper has a powerful mission and team of people that make it an incredible place to work. I’m thrilled to return to Juniper and help set the vision for the next stage of our company’s growth.” -Susan Lovegren, senior vice president, human resources, Juniper Networks

“Juniper Networks is driving incredible innovation in the networking sector. I’m excited to join the senior leadership team and apply my experience and passion for technology to support our employees around the world who architect and design the best networks on the planet.” -Bob Worrall, senior vice president and chief information officer, Juniper Networks