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NetApp Appoints Paul Fipps to the Board of Directors

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NetApp, Inc. hired Paul Fipps as Board of Directors on Jan 13th '26.

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NetApp appoints Paul Fipps to the Board of Directors. NetApp NetApp(R)(NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced that Paul Fipps, President of Global Customer Operations at ServiceNow, has joined its Board of Directors. The board now has ten directors, nine of whom are independent, and 50% of whom have been appointed within the last five years. Fipps brings more than 20 years of experience driving technology-enabled growth and customer transformation. At ServiceNow, he currently leads global sales, customer success, partner ecosystems, and field operations. He previously served as EVP of Worldwide Sales at ServiceNow and as President of Under Armour Connected Fitness and Chief Experience Officer at Under Armour, overseeing global direct-to-consumer, connected fitness, and digital experiences. He also previously served on the advisory board of Quantum Metric. Fipps holds a B.S. in Information Systems, an MBA from the University of Baltimore, and is a graduate of The Wharton School's Advanced Management Program. "Paul's proven ability to align sales execution, customer success, and partner ecosystems will be instrumental as we help customers build intelligent data infrastructure to power their most critical workloads," said George Kurian, Chief Executive Officer at NetApp. "His customer-first mindset and operational rigor, combined with a...

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Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Paul FippsBoard of Directors
Takes effect
Jan 13, 2026

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  • Paul FippsBoard of Directors · Named in the story

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  • education
  • directors

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Detected
Jan 13, 2026
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