Samsara Appoints Tech Industry Leader Gary Steele to Board

By Ahmed Jameison • Friday, August 22 13:24 • Permanent Link

Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT) has announced the appointment of Gary Steele to its board of directors. Steele, who brings over 30 years of leadership experience in the technology industry, currently serves as the chief executive officer of Shield AI, a defense technology company. Prior to joining Shield AI, Steele served as president, go-to-market at Cisco, where he oversaw the company’s global sales, partner, and marketing organizations and led the integration of Splunk. As CEO of Splunk, he drove a successful business transformation, achieving double-digit revenue growth, expanding profitability, and accelerating product innovation, including the launch of new AI-powered offerings. Steele was also the founding CEO of Proofpoint and led the company’s growth from an early-stage start-up to a leading, publicly traded security-as-a-service provider to some of the world’s best-known organizations. He currently serves on the board of directors at Upwork.

Samsara's consistent innovation is driving multi-product adoption at scale. The company's expanding product offerings, powered by its AI platform, continue to deliver clear ROI for customers. Steele's appointment further underscores Samsara's commitment to product innovation and operational excellence.

Samsara, the pioneer of the connected operations® platform, connects the people, devices, and systems of some of the world's most complex operations, allowing them to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. The company has tens of thousands of customers across North America and Europe, and it is a technology partner to leading organizations across various industries.

Gary Steele's extensive experience in growing and leading multiple companies across cybersecurity, enterprise software, and AI innovation is expected to bring great value to Samsara as it continues to innovate and transform the way its customers run their operations, making them safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved -0.48%, and are now trading at a price of $32.84. If you want to know more, read the company's complete 8-K report here.

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