Fortinet Inc. (FTNT) announced the appointment of Ahmed Rubaie as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
Most recently, He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ariba Inc., a cloud-based business to business commerce company that was acquired by SAP in October 2012. Rubaie joined Ariba in August 2008.
Prior to Ariba, he spent nearly eight years at Avery Dennison (AVY), where he held various senior finance positions, the last one being a global division CFO where he was involved in all aspects of the multi-billion dollar business.
He also spent nearly six years in various global finance leadership roles at BHP Billiton (BHP). Prior to his corporate experience, he spent six years in public accounting with both Coopers & Lybrand and Deloitte & Touche.
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