general manager of EMC Corporation's cloud computing division. VMware On July 8, 2008 he was appointed CEO of VMware (a public company majority-owned by EMC), replacing co-founder and CEO Diane Greene. While serving as CEO, company sales and profits tripled by mid-2012. He was succeeded as CEO by Pat Gelsinger on September 1, 2012. GoPivotal In April 2013, he was announced as the CEO of GoPivotal, Inc. (Pivotal), a venture funded by General Electric (GE), EMC and VMware which he led until August 2015. After his resignation he announced that he would stay the CEO of Pivotal and mentor other companies in which he has invested. He also wants to work for Mifos, a financial services startup, that targets developing countries. Mifos Maritz serves as Chairman of the Board of Mifos, an open source financial software platform. For some time he was the only source of financial support for the initiative. Acronis In October 2021, Maritz was named as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Acronis. Maritz is in charge of Acronis’ governance and leadership as the company enhances its position in the service provider industry and prepares for further expansion. Philanthropy Maritz was an angel investor in Apture. He is the chairman of the board of the Grameen Foundation, which provides microfinance support and sponsors third-world development projects. Maritz is interested in wildlife issues and helps developing countries to use technology to improve life. Recognition In 2010, Paul Maritz was named by CRN the number one Most Influential Executive of 2010. In 2011, Maritz won the Morgan Stanley Leadership Award for Global Commerce. As well in 2011, the Silicon Valley Business Journal announced Paul Maritz as the Executive of the Year. References External links 1955 births Living people Afrikaner people White Rhodesian people Zimbabwean people of Dutch descent American people of Afrikaner descent Zimbabwean emigrants to the United States Microsoft employees University of Cape Town alumni Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa) Academics of the University of St Andrews American technology chief executives American company founders Computer programmers American chairpersons of corporations University of Natal alumni Burroughs Corporation people Rhodesian emigrants to South Africa