Paul Maritz, the one-time high-ranking Microsoftee who’s been CEO of VMware for the last four years, is stepping down and will be replaced by EMC COO and Intel veteran Pat Gelsinger, the Wall Street Journal says.
The story broke late Monday night in a scoop by CRN.
Nobody was sure if Maritz was staying or going. Gelsinger has been bruited as a possible replacement for EMC CEO Joe Tucci when he finally retires but now it’s speculated that Maritz could replace Tucci.
Back when Bill Gates was still running Microsoft, Maritz was said to be the third most powerful executive there after Steve Ballmer.
Bloomberg was singular in getting through to Maritz only to be told the report was “just speculation,” which resolved nothing and in fact fanned the flames.
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