BMC Software appoints Peter Leav as President and CEO

BMC Software today announced Peter Leav as president and chief executive officer. 

Peter Leav succeeds Bob Beauchamp, who continues to serve as chairman of the board of directors and will play a key role going forward.

Leav joins BMC from Polycom, a $1.2 billion global collaboration business serving the enterprise market, where he served as president and CEO for the last three years. He brings to BMC 20-plus years of strong leadership in operations, general management and sales across technology and services. 

Leav has a proven track record of building customer relationships and driving growth and innovation while leading global organizations at Polycom, NCR and Motorola.

“BMC is an iconic software company that has served the world’s largest and most successful enterprises for over 35 years. I am excited to lead the company as we continue to grow, innovate and drive success for our customers, partners and employees in the years ahead,” said Peter Leav. 

Bob Beauchamp said, "Peter is an established technology CEO with deep industry expertise who will work closely with our strong management team to lead BMC forward in the years ahead. BMC customers, partners and employees will all benefit with Peter at the helm. I look forward to working with him in an era of disruption and change that is redefining digital industry.”

Prior to joining Polycom, Leav worked at NCR, where he held executive leadership positions with increasing responsibilities, culminating in his role as president of industry and global field operations. Previously at Motorola, his last position was corporate vice president and general manager for the company‘s enterprise business. 

Leav’s prior experience includes executive sales leadership positions at Symbol Technologies, Cisco Systems and Tektronix. Leav, 46, is a graduate of Lehigh University and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of HD Supply.