Niel Viljoen

Niel was the founding CEO of Netronome and as a technology and business visionary, has led the company in the development of x86 networking co-processing solutions resulting in significant revenue growth. Prior to founding Netronome, Niel served as group CTO for Marconi plc after serving as GM and SVP of the FORE Systems Service Provider BU, where he drove a highly successful ATM adapter and switch portfolio of products. He attended the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and Cambridge University in the UK.