Charles Kraus

Charles Kraus has a diverse work experience spanning over three decades. Charles began their career at Bay Networks in 1990, where they worked in product management and business development. Charles relocated to Valbonne, France, to establish the company's European headquarters and technical support center.

In 1996, Kraus joined 3Com as a product manager, responsible for driving the marketing of the company's next-generation switching and routing products. Charles played a key role in product launches and achieved significant revenue growth.

From 1998 to 2000, Kraus served as the Senior Director of Product Marketing at Top Layer Networks. Charles was responsible for all marketing activities related to the company's application switches, including analyst and press relations, product strategy, and business alliances. Under their leadership, Top Layer Networks had a successful company and product launch.

From 2000 to 2002, Kraus worked at Emulex Corp. as the Senior Director of Product Management and Marketing. Charles led a product management team and was responsible for marketing and managing Emulex IP Storage Networking products. Charles successfully engaged key partners to define requirements for OEM design ins.

Kraus joined Mint Technology/LSI Logic in 2002 as the Director of the Host Bus Adapter Group. In this role, they were responsible for product management, marketing, and development of LSI's storage networking products. Charles significantly expanded the company's revenue through new OEM accounts.

At Certeon, Kraus held the position of Senior Director of Strategic Accounts and Business Development from 2006 to 2012. During this time, they focused on strategic accounts and business development efforts.

From 2012 to 2014, Kraus served as a Senior Manager of Product Marketing at EMC. Charles was specifically responsible for the VPLEX product marketing, which delivered continuous availability for mission-critical applications.

Currently, Kraus holds the position of Senior Product Marketing Manager at Limelight Networks since 2015.

Charles Kraus attended Northeastern University from 1973 to 1977, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Following this, they pursued a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Marketing at Babson College from 1980 to 1984.