– USA, CA – Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX) today announced the appointment of Amit Walia to its Board of Directors, effective immediately, bringing more than 25 years of deep industry expertise.
“Amit’s deep technology experience and extensive expertise leading operations, product, and marketing teams at global technology enterprises in areas of cloud data management, data governance and cybersecurity will be a valuable addition to our Board of Directors. We’re excited by the collective expertise the board brings to Box as we transform businesses with our Content Cloud platform strategy and continue to position the company for long-term growth and profitability,” said Board Chair, Bethany Mayer.
Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO added, “We believe Amit’s strong experience successfully scaling and driving record growth at enterprise leaders like Informatica, Intuit and Symantec will be extremely valuable as more customers are turning to the Box Content Cloud to deliver secure content management and collaboration built for the new way of working. We look forward to Amit’s insights and contributions as we continue to build on our market leadership.”
About Amit Walia
Mr. Walia has served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of Informatica Inc. (NYSE: INFA), an enterprise cloud data management company, since January 2020. Previously, Mr. Walia served in various roles at Informatica from October 2013 to January 2020, including most recently as President, Products and Marketing, where he was responsible for Informatica’s product and market strategy, product management, product development, user experience, cloud operations, strategic ecosystems strategy, partnerships with strategic ecosystems, and global marketing function.
Prior to Informatica, Mr. Walia worked in leadership positions across a variety of functions at Symantec Corporation, a cybersecurity company, Intuit Inc., a business and financial management solutions company, and McKinsey & Company, a management consulting company. He spent the earlier part of his career working for Tata Group, a multinational conglomerate, and Infosys Technologies Ltd, a digital services and consulting company, in India.
“Box has built the industry-leading Content Cloud and as the future of work continues to evolve, they have an incredible opportunity to reshape how businesses of all sizes operate,” said Amit Walia. “I’m thrilled to bring my experience managing global technology companies and working with leaders to drive growth and consistently deliver value for customers to the exceptional team at Box.”
Mr. Walia holds a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India, and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
About Box
Box is the leading Content Cloud, a single platform that empowers organizations to manage the entire content lifecycle, work securely from anywhere, and integrate across best-of-breed apps. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including AstraZeneca, JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide.
Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
For more information, visit box.com.
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