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Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source solutions. Our commitment to open source extends beyond technology into virtually everything we do. We collaborate and share ideas, create inclusive communities, and welcome diverse perspectives from all Red Hatters, no matter their role. It’s what makes us who we are. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 7049

CEO: Matt Hicks

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Eric R. Shander — Executive VP & CFO at Red Hat

Executive Bio

Mr. Eric R. Shander has been Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Red Hat, Inc. since April 18, 2017 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer since March 24, 2016 until April 18, 2017. Mr. Shander served as an Acting Chief Financial Officer of Red Hat, Inc. since January 20, 2017 until April 18, 2017. Mr. Shander served as Vice President of Finance & Accounting at Red Hat, Inc. since November 2015 until April 18, 2017. He joined Red Hat in November 2015. Prior to joining Red Hat, he spent over twenty years in a variety of business and finance roles at International Business Machines Corporation. Most recently, he served as Vice President/Global Services Automation & Competitiveness from January 2015 to December 2015, Vice President /Americas Strategic IT Outsourcing Delivery from May 2011 to December 2014 and Vice President /Global Finance & Accounting Solutions & Delivery from September 2008 to April 2011. Mr. Shander left IBM in March 2005 and served as Vice President /Chief Accountant at Lenovo Group Ltd. from April 2005 to August 2008, when he rejoined IBM.

Executive VP & CFO Impact on Finance Department's Culture

Eric R. Shander holds the highest position within the Finance department at Red Hat — Executive VP & CFO, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department. The average employee described daily life within the Finance department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 10 hour day. Employees within Red Hat's Finance department are not invested in Red Hat's goals.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Red Hat Employees

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Red Hat's Executive Team scores in the Top 15%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

82% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 93/100

Department - IT 91/100

Ethnicity - Other 90/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Department - Operations 68/100

Tenure - Over 10 Years 70/100

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 71/100

Red Hat's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 407 ratings, Red Hat's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an “A-” or 76/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the IT department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Operations department.

Red Hat's Executive Team ranks in the Top 20% of other companies in Burlington, NC and Top 15% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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