Rackspace Technology Taps Kellie Teal-Guess as Chief Human Resources Officer and Michael Bross as Chief Legal Officer
SAN ANTONIO, TX – April XX, 2023 – Rackspace
Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT) — a leading end-to-end,
multi-cloud technology solutions company, today announced the appointments of
Kellie Teal-Guess as Chief Human Resources Officer and Michael Bross as Chief
Legal Officer.
“I am happy to welcome Michael and Kellie
to the Rackspace Technology executive leadership team,” said Amar Maletira, CEO
of Rackspace Technology. “Both Kellie and Mike have more than 30 years of
experience and exemplary track records in their respective fields leading
high-performing teams during transformational periods. Their appointments round
out my executive leadership team, as we continue to execute our company
strategy and capitalize on the tremendous Multicloud market opportunity.”
Teal-Guess brings over 30 years of
experience in Global Human Resources with a strong background in Strategy,
M&A Integration, Talent Management, Organizational Design, Change
Management, and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).
Teal-Guess most recently served as the
Chief Human Resources Officer for Cynosure, a medical device company located in
Boston, and before that, as EVP, Chief People Officer at CyrusOne. In both
roles, she led Global Human Resources and internal Real Estate. Before
CyrusOne, Teal-Guess was with ProQuest LLC for four years. Prior to that, she
was with Dell Corporation for over nine years as the Executive Director, Human
Resources, supporting more than 18,000 employees in its global Services
Delivery group.
Teal-Guess holds an M.B.A. from the
University of Texas and an M.P.A. and B.A. from the University of Texas at
Arlington.
“I look forward to helping drive talent
acquisition and assessment, global workforce strategy, and employee
satisfaction at Rackspace. The Racker culture is a differentiator for the company.
I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to further that culture and be a
best place to work globally,” said Teal-Guess.
Bross has been an employee with Rackspace
Technology for 16 years and has been serving as the interim Rackspace Technology
Chief Legal Officer. Bross came to Rackspace as part of its acquisition of
Datapipe in 2017 as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. Before
Rackspace, Bross served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for
Datapipe for over ten years. Before Datapipe, Bross was the founder and
Managing Partner of Bross Cummings Pereira & Moore, a full-service law firm
representing high-tech, telecommunications, and public-sector corporate
clients.
Bross obtained his Juris Doctor (JD) degree
from Washington University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science in
marketing and management information systems from Syracuse University.
“As a long-time Racker, I’m thrilled to
take on the Chief Legal Officer executive management role. Having the benefit
of seeing Rackspace’s evolution, I couldn’t be more excited about the future as
we transform the company. I am very passionate about Rackspace and the
technology industry, and I look forward to working with Amar and the team to
further the Rackspace mission and goals,” said Bross.
About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology is a leading end-to-end
multi-cloud technology services company. We can design, build, and operate our
customers’ cloud environments across all major technology platforms,
irrespective of technology stack or deployment model. We partner with our
customers at every stage of their cloud journey, enabling them to modernize
applications, build new products and adopt innovative technologies.
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