Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen — CEO
I am the Chief Executive Officer of SUSE and a member of the Management Board of SUSE S.A. Prior to joining SUSE, I worked at Red Hat for 18 years holding a number of senior executive positions. From 2010 to 2021, I was Red Hat’s General Manager in Asia Pacific and Japan and from 2021 to 2022 their General Manager in North America. Before joining Red Hat, I held senior roles at Planetweb, BSDI and the Santa Cruz Operation. I am also on the board of the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore and since 2017 I have been a mentor for women in business with Protégé Business Mentoring. In addition to my technical education, I hold qualifications from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Harvard Business School.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS executive with extensive experience in enterprise software and cloud solutions.
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Experience: 30 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- General Management
- Sales Management
Career Highlights
- CEO of SUSE with extensive leadership experience.
- 18 years at Red Hat, driving growth in multiple regions.
- Mentor for women in business since 2017.
Work Experience
SUSE
Chief Executive Officer (2 yrs 11 mos)
Freelance
Senior Advisor (10 mos)
Red Hat
Senior Vice President & GM Red Hat North America (1 yr 3 mos)
Senior Vice President & GM Red Hat Asia Pacific & Japan (10 yrs 7 mos)
Vice President Sales Asia Pacific & Japan (1 yr 1 mo)
Vice President Central & Eastern Europe (5 yrs 8 mos)
Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore
Board Member (4 yrs)
Planetweb
Sales Director Europe (2 yrs 3 mos)
BSDI
Director Central Europe (11 mos)
SCO
Director Benelux & Nordics (4 yrs 8 mos)
Education
Finance for Senior Executives at Harvard Business School
BPSE at IMD
