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Scott JacobsonunlockedFrançois: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001–2002)
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François: together at Ciena
François: together at Télécom Paris
About
François Locoh-Donou is Chairman, President, and CEO of F5, a company focused on securing applications across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. Raised in Togo, he is also the co-founder and chairman of Cajou Espoir, a cashew processing business in Togo that employs several hundred people, predominantly women.
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Experience
- F5Chairman, President, & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- F5President and CEO2017 — 2026Seattle, Washington
- Capital OneBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Cajou EspoirCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2004 — presentTogo
- CienaChief Operating Officer2015 — 2017Hanover, Maryland
- CienaSenior Vice President, Global Products Group2011 — 2015Hanover, Maryland
- CienaVice President and General Manager, Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA)2005 — 2011London, United Kingdom
- CienaVice President, International Sales2004 — 2005London, United Kingdom
- CienaVice President, Global Marketing2002 — 2004Baltimore, Maryland Area
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Languages English · Ewe · French
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- Who is François Locoh-Donou?
- François Locoh-Donou is Chairman, President, and CEO of F5, a company focused on securing applications across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. Raised in Togo, he is also the co-founder and chairman of Cajou Espoir, a cashew processing business in Togo that employs several hundred people, predominantly women.
- Where did François Locoh-Donou go to school?
- François Locoh-Donou studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Télécom Paris (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Optical Communications); Centrale Méditerranée (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) / Master of Science (M.Sc), Physics Engineering).
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