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Maciej Kranz

Vice President and General Manager

Corporate Strategic Innovation Group

Maciej Kranz brings 25 years of business and management experience to his position as Vice President, Corporate Technology Group. Kranz leads an effort focused on identifying and capitalizing on major technology market disruptions, shaping and amplifying Cisco technology strategy, and conducting technology due diligence for potential investments/acquisitions.

Prior to this role, Kranz drove the vision, strategy and P&L for a new hyper-growth business unit focused on Internet of Things. As General Manager, Connected Industries Group, he built a 220-person team and $250M business from the ground up in 18 months. He relentlessly evangelized the business across the company to establish the Internet of Things as a major Cisco initiative.

As VP Borderless Networks, Kranz led the efforts across Cisco businesses of defining, prioritizing, and delivering Borderless Network Architecture and roadmaps. Cisco networks enabled enterprises to conduct business and communicate from anywhere, anytime, and in any way they wish – as Borderless Networks.

With his tenure as VP of Marketing for the Wireless Networking Business Unit (WNBU), Kranz drove business and product strategy for business-class indoor and outdoor wireless and mobility offerings.

Kranz also led product management for the stackable Ethernet switching business unit, which he grew to a multi-billion dollar business across enterprise, small business, and Metro Ethernet networks.

Prior to Cisco, Kranz held various management positions at 3Com Corporation, where he was instrumental in the strategy, development and expansion into new markets of 3Com’s $1B Ethernet network interface cards (NICs) product line. He began his professional career at IBM Corporation in International Marketing.

Articles

April 4, 2019

INNOVATION

A guide to maximizing your chances of success with IoT

4 min read

When embarking on an IoT project, you need to do some careful planning to yield tangible results. Here are 10 steps I recommend organizations take to successfully implement their IoT projects.

February 28, 2019

INNOVATION

Diving Headfirst into the Co-Economy

4 min read

Given the complexity and pace of change in today’s digital economy, you can no longer operate in a silo – you must build an ecosystem of customers and partners, large and small, and start co-innovating with them.

February 5, 2019

INNOVATION

Blockchain: Separating Hype from Reality

3 min read

There is much excitement about the disruptive potential of blockchain technology, but there is also much confusion. This article helps put things into perspective, separating blockchain fact from fiction.

January 10, 2019

INNOVATION

Capturing the Full Power of Today’s Digital Age

4 min read

Many executives are excited about connected technologies, but their company’s infrastructure is not up to speed. Learn to future-proof your business to compete in the 21st century of IoT.

December 4, 2018

INNOVATION

Future-Proofing your IoT infrastructure

4 min read

Don’t let your company’s approach to IoT hold you back from remaining competitive in today’s digital age. In order to take full advantage of the transformational power of IoT, businesses must address their insufficient infrastructures, no matter where they are in their IoT journeys.

November 15, 2018

INNOVATION

Innovating in a Corporation: The Best of Both Worlds

6 min read

While many people assume entrepreneurs cannot thrive in corporate environments, this is not the case. Corporations provide greater resources that enable employees to be even more innovative than employees at startups.

September 28, 2018

INNOVATION

Overcoming the Dark Side of IoT

4 min read

IoT holds promise to completely transform business but negative connotations and uncertainty are impeding its progress. How can we address the dark sides of IoT?

September 20, 2018

INNOVATION

Take a Leap into the 21st Century of IoT

5 min read

In order to compete in today’s digital age, traditional infrastructures need to take a revolutionary approach to IoT, rather than an evolutionary one.

September 13, 2018

INNOVATION

Generation IoT: Transforming Disruption Into Opportunity

3 min read

While many people see IoT as a threat to existing industries, there’s a new kind of employee who must embrace change as an opportunity to improve and grow.