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Microsoft Exec Named Juniper CEOPOSTED July 25, 2008 SUNNYVALE -- Kevin Brown, a top Microsoft executive who led the company's failed bid for Yahoo, has signed on to become CEO of Juniper Networks. Upon his arrival in September, Mr. Johnson will also be appointed to the board of directors. The company also announced that current CEO Scott Kriens will continue as chairman of the board and will remain active in the areas of strategy and leadership development. Mr. Johnson joins Juniper Networks from Microsoft Corporation where he served in a range of strategic executive assignments over the course of his 16-year tenure, most recently as president of the Platforms and Services Division. "The first 12 years at Juniper have been the most rewarding years of my professional life and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together," said Scott Kriens, chairman and chief executive officer of Juniper Networks. "We are very excited to welcome Kevin as our new CEO; he is a world-class executive, and a person whose values align exactly with the culture upon which Juniper has been built. I look forward to working closely with Kevin in the years to come as we continue to build on Juniper's success." "I am delighted to join Juniper," said Kevin Johnson. "Juniper is a company with a clear technology agenda, great talent and an amazing growth opportunity in a growing industry. I'm looking forward to bringing my experiences to help Juniper scale and deliver great value to Juniper's customers, partners, employees and shareholders." Most recently, Mr. Johnson, 47, led the Platforms & Services Division, an organization of over 14,000 employees with responsibility for product development, marketing and strategy for the Windows and Online Services businesses. Under his leadership, the division achieved record breaking results with over $20 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2008. In addition to leading the Windows business, Mr. Johnson focused on building Microsoft's position as a leader in online advertising and evolving its "software + services" strategy. Juniper Networks has over 6000 employees, with 109 offices
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