VMware Tanzu VP And Dell EMC Vet Chad Sakac Takes Hiatus
The Dell Technologies veteran currently leads VMware’s Kubernetes charge as vice president of Tanzu. By Mark Haranas March 05, 2021, 09:38 AM EST
One of VMware’s most seasoned leaders is departing after 17 years of holding top roles throughout Dell Technologies’ family of brands including at Dell EMC, VMware and Pivotal Software.
Chad Sakac, currently vice president of VMware’s Kubernetes Tanzu portfolio and a prominent figure at large Dell and VMware conferences, announced he is taking a yearlong hiatus from VMware to “unplug from work and focus on family.”
Sakac has played critical roles in driving some of Dell Technologies and VMware’s most important market segments including VMware Kubernetes, Pivotal Software PKS and Dell EMC’s hyperconverged infrastructure. He first joined EMC and VMware in 2004. When Dell pulled the trigger on its blockbuster $67 billion acquisiti