Box adds former Googler to executive team

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Enterprise cloud storage and collaboration provider Box has announced two new arrivals in the form of Sam Schillace as vice president of engineering and Evan Wittenberg as vice president of people.

Schillace was the co-founder and CEO of Writely, which was acquired in 2006 by Google and later became Google Docs. While at Google, he oversaw Docs as an engineering director, before taking responsibility for almost all of Google Apps, including Gmail, Blogger and Picasa. At Box, he will be responsible for running the company’s engineering division.

Wittenberg joins from HP, where he was chief talent officer, and is also a Google alumnus.

“We are very excited about these additions to the team [and] we think it will , help catapult the organisation and technology strategy well into the future of how content will be working,” Aaron Levie, Box CEO, told Cloud Pro.

Dan Levin, Box COO added: "We're creating a new generation of enterprise software that's designed and built for a world dominated by mobility, social tools, and the cloud."

"Sam and Evan bring expertise from leading organizations that can drive change, solve complex problems and deliver at scale globally. They're fantastic additions to Box as we gear up for aggressive growth."

Jane McCallion
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Jane McCallion is ITPro's Managing Editor, specializing in data centers and enterprise IT infrastructure. Before becoming Managing Editor, she held the role of Deputy Editor and, prior to that, Features Editor, managing a pool of freelance and internal writers, while continuing to specialize in enterprise IT infrastructure, and business strategy.

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