Tarkan Maner

Tarkan Maner was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wyse Technology Inc. since 2005, until the successful acquisition to Dell Inc. in June 2012.

Wyse Technology is the world leader in cloud client computing, serving more than 200 million users and 20 million devices shipped throughout the world within a 30 year span. Upon Maner stepping in as CEO, Wyse helped raise $200 million from foreign investors and began growing the company by 50% every year continuously.

Maner now serves as the Vice President and General Manager, Cloud Client Computing for Dell. Prior to joining Wyse, Maner lead several groups within Computer Associates and IBM in the product management, business development, and strategic business alliances segments.

Maner is a frequent speaker in the IT industry and has held several key-notes at The World Economic Forum, VMworld, Citrix Synergy and many other top technology events. Most recently, Maner has been awarded the 2012 Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of The Year Award.

Maner sits on the boards of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council, Silicon Valley Education Foundation, TechAmerica and several others.