Cisco Systems Inc - Company Profile
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Executives
Charles H. Robbins
Chief Executive Officer; Chairman Executive BoardMr. Charles H. Robbins has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company since 2017. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations in 2012 and the Senior Vice President of Americas. He also served as the Senior Vice President of the US Enterprise, Commercial and Canada in 2009 and the Senior Vice President, the US Commercial in 2007. Mr. Robbins also held several leadership roles for Cisco’s Canada channel sales in 2005. Prior to this, he served as the Vice President of the company in 2002. He also serves as a Director of BlackRock, Inc.
Mark Patterson
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Mark Patterson has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the company since July 2025. Previously, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the company. Earlier, he served as the Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the company. Prior to this, he served in various leadership roles in the company, including Senior Vice President of Global Strategy, Planning, and Operations, and led the sales operations teams of the organization. Previously, Mr. Patterson led finance and overall business operations for IPMobile.
Nichlas A. Fink
Senior Vice President; Chief Accounting Officer Senior ManagementMr. Nichlas A. Fink has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the company since May 2026. Previously, he served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of the company. Prior to this, he worked at Pyxus International, Nortel Networks, and Ernst & Young.
Fletcher Previn
Chief Information Officer; Senior Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Fletcher Previn serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the company. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Information Officer at IBM.
Carrie Palin
Senior Vice President; Chief Marketing Officer Senior ManagementMs. Carrie Palin has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the company since 2021. Prior to this, she served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Splunk. Previously, she served as the Chief Marketing Officer of SendGrid and Box and Vice President of Marketing for IBM’s Cloud Data Services/Analytics Division. Ms. Palin started her career at Dell.
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