# Kash Shaikh

> Kash Shaikh is President, CEO and a director of Penguin Solutions, appointed in February 2026 after leading Securonix and Virtana. His career spans engineering, enterprise infrastructure, cloud software and cybersecurity, with a public emphasis on customer needs and servant leadership.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Penguin Solutions
- **Organizations:** Penguin Solutions, Securonix, Virtana, Dell Technologies, Ruckus Wireless, Riverbed Technology, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cisco, Nortel Networks, Ignited (historical board affiliation)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University, Master of Business Administration, Boise State University
- **Known for:** Named a 2021 Authentic Leader by the National Diversity Council., Received the 2022 Gold Stevie Award for Information Technology Executive of the Year., Led Virtana during its $73 million financing in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Moved from Pakistan to Wichita to pursue graduate studies.
- **Earlier career** — Worked in engineering and held leadership positions at Nortel, Cisco, HP, Riverbed and Ruckus Wireless.
- **2016–2020** — Led Dell’s global enterprise infrastructure solutions business.
- **2020-11–2024-02** — President, CEO and board member of Virtana.
- **2024-07–2026-02** — President, CEO and board member of Securonix.
- **2026-02** — Became President, CEO and a director of Penguin Solutions, effective February 2.

## Achievements

- Named a 2021 Authentic Leader by the National Diversity Council.
- Received the 2022 Gold Stevie Award for Information Technology Executive of the Year.
- Led Virtana during its $73 million financing in 2022.
- Led Securonix during its acquisition of ThreatQuotient in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 14, Axe Compute announced a multi-year partnership with Penguin for AI infrastructure deployment and operational services.
- **2026-10** — Penguin reported fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.73 billion, up 26%, on October 6; Shaikh joined during the fiscal year.
- **2026-09** — Penguin announced its collaboration with Lektra on distributed AI micro data centers.
- **2026-06** — Penguin announced NVIDIA AI Factory Specialized Partner status and expanded ClusterWareAI operations software.

## Links

- Website: https://www.penguinsolutions.com/en-us/company/leadership
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashshaikh11/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KashShaikh

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Last updated: 2026-10-23