Goldman Sachs technology MD escapes to a senior role at Red Hat

Hooley had been at GS for over 22 years. Red Hat is his first big move.  At Goldman he led research and sales services technology focusing on digital transformation, marketing, analysis and operations. In 2016, Hooley drove GS’ first Degree Apprentice Program for Computer Science in partnership with Queen Mary University in London.

The acquisition of North Carolina-headquartered Red Hat, is IBM’s biggest deal ever and the third-biggest deal in the history of the U.S, technology sector. Red Hat is known for its support of the Linux operating system. The company describes itself as offering a Linux platform with, “military-grade security, support across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, and much more.” IBM boss Ginni Rometty, said the acquisition was,”a game-changer,” and that it, “changes everything about the cloud market. IBM will become the world’s #1 hybrid cloud provider, offering companies the only open cloud solution that will unlock the full value of the cloud for their businesses.”

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