Violin Memory Appoints Kevin DeNuccio As President And CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Violin Memory Inc. (VMEM) announced Monday that its board has appointed Kevin DeNuccio as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. He has also been elected to the Violin Memory Board of Directors.

DeNuccio, 54, succeeds Howard A. Bain III, who was serving as interim CEO. Bain will remain chairman of the Violin Memory Board of Directors.

DeNuccio has more than 25 years of executive and board experience in building, managing and growing leading technology businesses. Most recently, he managed Wild West Capital LLC, an angel investing, management and technology consulting firm he co-founded in 2012. From 2010 to 2012, he served as the chief executive of Metaswitch Networks, a London-based, privately held provider of IP and telecommunications software, where he led the company's global expansion, refreshed its product portfolio and oversaw two acquisitions.

Prior to Metaswitch, DeNuccio served as President and CEO of Redback Networks, a publicly-traded provider of edge routers that was acquired by Ericsson for $2.1 billion.