Bob L. Corey, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bob Corey is Acting Chief Executive Officer, as well as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Extreme Networks®. Corey brings more than 30 years of executive and financial management experience. Prior to joining Extreme Networks, Corey served on its board of directors, from 2003 to 2009, where he was the chairman of the audit committee. Prior to Extreme Networks, Mr. Corey served in a variety of executive positions, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Thor Technologies, Inc. and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Documentum, Inc. Earlier in his career Mr. Corey held senior financial executive positions with Forte Software, Ashton-Tate Corporation and Western Digital Corporation. Mr. Corey also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Interwoven, Inc. until its recent acquisition by Autonomy Corporation plc, and will continue to serve on the Board of Directors of Veraz Networks as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Corey holds a B.A. with a concentration in accounting from California State University at Fullerton.
Helmut Wilke, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Helmut Wilke leads Extreme Networks worldwide sales force and global channels, where
he aligns them to provide enterprise and service provider customers with high performance,
converged and secure network infrastructures. Wilke is a 25 year veteran in sales
for the high technology industry. Throughout his career he has demonstrated exceptional
leadership skills in solutions selling, accelerating sales force productivity and
driving business improvement with measurable results. As senior vice president of
operations and support for Sun Microsystems, Wilke drove sales productivity improvements
by simplifying and globalizing sales support systems. Prior to this, he served as
vice president of sales and president of Sun Microsystems, Germany, where he transitioned
the sales force to a solutions-focused approach. Prior to Sun, Wilke was the CEO
and president of Software AG, a leading manufacturer of software and systems for
large corporations. Wilke obtained his PhD in Social Sciences from the University
of Berlin.
Paul Hooper, Chief Marketing Officer
Paul A. Hooper leads as the Company's Chief Marketing Officer. Hooper, a 15 year veteran of the High Tech industry, oversees Extreme Networks worldwide marketing efforts, where he leads the strategic focus of solutions and technical marketing, global field marketing and corporate communications. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and General Manager for the Volume Products Group, responsible for the strategy, product development and business management for Extreme Networks’ Summit® family of fixed configuration switches, the BlackDiamond® 8800 family of modular switches, wireless LAN solution and security solutions. Hooper also serves as Extreme Networks executive sponsor for data center and enterprise LAN initiatives. Prior to that, as Extreme Networks Chief Information Officer, Hooper oversaw the strategic use of IT systems and adherence to corporate compliance for data throughout a globally distributed business. Specifically, Hooper led the planning, procurement and ongoing support of business applications, network infrastructure and related services supporting more than 800 employees across 50 countries. Prior to joining Extreme Networks, Hooper served as vice president of information technology at myCFO, Inc., where he was responsible for the Enterprise Applications and Infrastructure for the fast-growing Financial Services and Advisory company. Hooper has also held senior-level IT positions with JDS Uniphase, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems.
Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Vice President of Engineering
Suresh Gopalakrishnan leads the company’s engineering team and is responsible for all technology strategy and product development for Extreme Networks. Gopalakrishnan leverages a rich background in business strategy, marketing, systems engineering and product development to this role. Gopalakrishnan previously held the roles of vice president and general manager of Scalable Products Group where he was responsible for Extreme Networks’ carrier business; vice president and general manager of Emerging Product Group where he was responsible for Extreme Networks’ wireless and security business; Chief Marketing Officer of Extreme Networks where he was responsible for worldwide marketing, product management and solutions marketing; as well as vice president and general manager of Converged Systems, where he was responsible for IP Telephony alliances. Prior to joining Extreme Networks, Gopalakrishnan was the executive vice president of engineering at Riverstone Networks and served as the director of corporate strategy at Cabletron Systems. Gopalakrishnan has also held management positions at Sun Microsystems and engineering positions at Hewlett Packard. Gopalakrishnan is a member of the Board of Expert Advisors of the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and has been an adjunct faculty member at University of Idaho and Santa Clara University. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Idaho.
Frank Blohm, Vice President of Worldwide Operations and Chief Quality Officer
Frank Blohm serves as vice president of worldwide operations and chief quality officer
for Extreme Networks where he leads the global supply chain organization and oversees
worldwide manufacturing, RMA service logistics, new product introduction, distribution
and logistics, product quality and corporate procurement. Frank also leads the company’s
corporate-wide quality programs and is responsible for ensuring global compliance
to all programs. Prior to Extreme Networks, Blohm was vice president of operations
at Sanmina-SCI, where he was responsible for the Custom Integration Division. Blohm
leverages more than 20 years experience in supply chain and operations for high
technology companies. Blohm has also held senior-level management positions with
Lucent Technologies, Octel Communications, and FMC Corporation. During his career
in the Silicon Valley, Blohm has led several Mergers and Acquisition projects. He
is actively associated with several operations and supply chain industry organizations.
Mike Seaton, Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Services
Mike Seaton serves as vice president and general manager for worldwide services
at Extreme Networks, where he oversees the strategy and delivery of technical support,
education, advanced technical and professional services to both enterprise and carrier
customers worldwide. Mr. Seaton previously held the role of vice president of sales
operations and strategic alliances, where he was responsible for ensuring that the
benefit of combined solutions and a strategic relationship realized by Extreme Networks
joint business partners and customers worldwide. Prior to joining Extreme Networks,
Seaton held various positions at AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Avaya throughout
his 16 year career. Seaton’s career experience includes programming, services, sales,
sales management, sales leadership, operations and internal business consulting.
Seaton holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from
Florida State University.