Keysight Technologies appoints Joanne Olsen to Board of Directors

Test and measurement firm Keysight Technologies has said that it has inducted Joanne Olsen into the Board of Directors.

“We are delighted to welcome Joanne to Keysight’s Board. She has a proven track record of execution in the technology industry. Joanne also shares our commitment to operational best practices and delivering greater value to our customers, shareholders, and employees,” stated Ron Nersesian, president and CEO of Keysight. “We look forward to integrating her perspective and her contributions into the successful execution of our strategic plan.”

Olsen most recently served as Executive Vice President of Global Cloud Services and Support of Oracle Corporation until her retirement in 2017. In that role, she drove Oracle’s cloud transformation services and support strategy, partnering with leaders across all business units. She previously served as Senior Vice President and leader of Oracle's applications sales, alliances and consulting organizations in North America. Ms. Olsen began her career with IBM, where, over the course of more than three decades, she held a variety of executive management positions across sales, global financing and hardware.

Olsen received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from East Stroudsburg University. Ms. Olsen currently serves as a director on the public boards of Ciena Corporation and Teradata Corporation.