Ken Arola announced appointment as senior vice president and CFO
June 2014 by Marc Jacob
Extreme Networks, Inc. announced that Ken Arola is on the job beginning, following his recently announced appointment as senior vice president and CFO. With more than 30 years of finance experience, Arola has a proven history of driving ongoing financial momentum for high technology and medical device companies.
Previously, Arola was CFO of Align Technology, where he contributed to the growth and success of the company, including record sales and earnings. He was recognized in 2012 as the “Bay Area CFO of the Year” by the San Francisco Business Times. Additionally, Arola was instrumental in the acquisition and integration of Caden Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining Align in 2005, Arola served as vice president of finance at Adaptec Inc. Arola holds an MBA degree from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of the Pacific.