Sumit Dhawan
President, VMware (Infrastructure Software Group)
2023 – 2024
1 year
Legacy
Sumit Dhawan joined Broadcom following the VMware acquisition close as the executive responsible for the VMware business — the largest component of Broadcom's infrastructure software segment. His mandate has been to execute the transition of VMware's product delivery from perpetual licenses to the VMware Cloud Foundation subscription model, maintain customer relationships through a period of significant pricing and contract change, and drive the subscription ARR growth that Broadcom's investment thesis depends upon. Dhawan's customer-facing role has required navigating significant enterprise customer frustration while implementing the financial strategy that Broadcom's model requires, a dual mandate that has made his role one of the most complex execution challenges in the company's history. He led VMware's go-to-market organization through Broadcom's roughly $61 billion acquisition of the company in November 2023, but departed within weeks of the deal closing to become CEO of security software company Proofpoint, one of several senior VMware executives who left shortly after Broadcom completed its takeover.