Cornelis Networks has announced the appointment of Lisa Spelman as its new chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Philip Murphy, who will now serve as president and chief operating officer (COO). This leadership transition marks a significant step for Cornelis Networks, a company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2015.
Cornelis Networks specializes in developing high-performance, low-power network processing solutions. Their products are designed to facilitate high-speed, secure, and programmable networking across various industries, including data centers, cloud, enterprise, and service provider markets.
Key Points:
- Leadership Transition: Lisa Spelman appointed as CEO; Philip Murphy to serve as president and COO. Company Focus: Specializes in high-performance, low-power network processing solutions.
- Strategic Partnership: Acquired Intel’s Omni-Path business in 2020, integrating FlexRAN software with Cornelis’ networking hardware.
- Market Impact: Enhances capabilities for data centers, cloud, enterprise, and service provider markets.
In 2020, Cornelis Networks acquired Intel’s Omni-Path business, which included Intel’s Omni-Path and True Scale products. This acquisition was part of a strategic effort to leverage Intel’s high-performance networking technology and enhance Cornelis Networks’ capabilities in developing advanced network processing solutions for high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and other demanding applications. The collaboration has allowed Cornelis Networks to integrate Intel’s FlexRAN software with their hardware, facilitating more efficient and flexible network processing solutions for edge computing and 5G networks.