Cisco networking boss departs for CEO post at Fastly

He will join the company from September 1

Todd Nightingale is leaving his position at Cisco to join Fastly as its new CEO.

Nightingale currently leads business strategy and development efforts for Cisco's networking portfolio as executive vice president and general manager of enterprise networking and cloud.

But from September 1, he will jump to edge cloud company Fastly as its new CEO and join its board of directors upon assuming the role.

He will succeed Joshua Bixby, who will step down from the position and stay with the company as an advisor.

"Fastly is delivering unparalleled application experiences for users around the world with exceptional flexibility, security and performance," said Nightingale.

"I'm honoured and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Fastly team."

Nightingale also held the position of senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Meraki business.

His focus on delivering a digital workplace led to the expansion and growth of the Meraki portfolio, Fastly says.

"Todd is a proven and passionate technology leader and we are thrilled to have him join our team," said David Hornik, lead independent director on the Fastly board of directors.

"We are confident that Todd's deep background helping customers transform their infrastructures and digitise their businesses will be instrumental to strengthening Fastly's technology and go-to-market strategy and lead the company into its next stage of growth."