Element Announces the Appointment of Vasu Jakkal to its Board of Directors
Summary
“Her deep industry knowledge, specifically in the software, industrial IoT and semiconductor industries, combined with her leadership at leading companies like Intel, Microsoft, FireEye and Brocade will be invaluable as we accelerate into this next stage of growth and broaden our reach in the asset intensive process and infrastructure industries.” In her current role at Microsoft, Jakkal leads the team responsible for security, compliance and identity business and marketing, working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team, as well as all departments, to drive the company’s security strategy and business growth. Earlier in her career, she held several leadership positions at Intel, Brocade and LSI Corporation across strategy, marketing, and general management. Jakkal is a member of FirstBoard.io and Athena Alliance, who are dedicated to increasing female representation in top ranks of leadership and corporate boards. “It’s an honor to join Element’s Board of Directors at a time when organizations must digitally-enable their operations and are realizing how crucial successful IT/OT convergence is in this process,” said Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President of Security, Compliance and Identity at Microsoft. With Element Unify, IT and OT teams can collaboratively make data-driven operational and business decisions around rich, contextualized metadata, while ensuring scale, reliability and security.