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Karl Triebes

Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technical Officer

Karl Triebes is responsible for overseeing the company's technology roadmap and leading our engineering team. Triebes has a successful track record of driving the development of enterprise networking and next-generation telecommunications products, including Layer 4-7 switches. Prior to joining F5, Triebes was CTO and Vice President of Engineering at Foundry Networks in San Jose, where he was responsible for the strategic direction of corporate product architectures, including the technology roadmap. Triebes received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University.

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Andy Reinland Senior Vice President and Chief Finance Officer
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Karl Triebes Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technical Officer
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