NI Appoints Thomas Benjamin as Chief Technology Officer

Latest update time：2021-10-12

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Recently, NI announced the appointment of Thomas Benjamin as the company's executive vice president, chief technology officer (CTO) and head of product analysis. Thomas will lead NI to develop a software-driven business model that is critical to the test and measurement market while driving disruptive technology innovation. The role of CTO is critical to driving the company to find new long-term growth opportunities, including new areas related to data, product analysis and enterprise-level software.

Thomas Benjamin, New CTO of NI

Additionally, the company announced that veteran NI leader Scott Rust has been promoted to executive vice president of platforms and products. In this role, he will lead NI’s global development teams to build products that meet customer needs and platform capabilities that create differentiation and leverage in NI’s business.

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“NI has a strong leadership team, and the addition of Thomas will accelerate our ability to drive growth using software, data and new business models,” said Eric Starkloff, CEO of NI . “Thomas’ external experience and software knowledge combined with Scott’s deep understanding of the NI platform and customers will further enable our customers and business success.”

Thomas joins NI with extensive experience building software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud-native solutions based on APIs, data, and insights. His most recent position was CTO and SVP of Technology at SAP Ariba. Thomas' career also includes roles as CTO and VP at GE and Emirates Group, as well as technical leadership roles at Visa, Walmart, and Oracle.

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“NI is a leader in automated test and measurement hardware and software, which is a perfect match for my proven track record of enabling robust business models based on a strong technology foundation,” said Thomas Benjamin, NI CTO . “I am passionate about delivering value to customers through the right combination of people, process, innovation and products, and I believe the people at NI can unlock endless possibilities and change the way we design the future.”

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