Martin Lund has joined Cisco as EVP, Common Hardware Group, reporting to Chuck Robbins.
Previously, Lund was Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Azure for Operators, where he was responsible for delivering Azure-based solutions for public and private 5G, packet core, voice, and AI operations. Before being acquired by Microsoft, Martin was Chief Executive Officer of Metaswitch Networks, a cloud native communications software company. In addition to his 12 years at Broadcom, where he was instrumental in building the Network Switching brand and growing the business to more than $1 billion, Martin has also held leadership positions at companies such as Cadence Design Systems and Intel.
In addition, Eyal Dagan, who has previously led Cisco's Common Hardware Group since 2020, will now serve as EVP, Strategic Projects, also reporting to Chuck Robbins.
Cisco noted that Eyal and Martin have a friendship and partnership going back 20 years. In 2009, as the SVP and GM of Broadcom’s Network Switching business, Martin helped acquire Dune Networks, a company co-founded by Eyal.
https://blogs.cisco.com/news/martin-lund-joining-ciscos-executive-leadership-team
