Interconnect company Cornelis Networks today said it has named Lisa Spelman its new CEO, effective August 15. Spelman joins the company from Intel, which made a major push into the HPC fabric market in 2015 with Omni-Path, which later became the flagship product of Cornelis when it became an independent spinoff from Intel in 2019.
She will succeed Philip Murphy, who will assume the role of president and chief operating officer.
Spelman has been at Intel for more than two decades, most recently as corporate vice president in the Intel Data Center & AI Group and general manager of Xeon Products and Solutions. During her tenure, she worked to expand Xeon’s capabilities to accelerate AI workloads and establish CPUs as an inference engine. She also held senior roles within Intel’s IT organization, including infrastructure operations and engineering, as well as positions in finance, data center product and brand marketing, and sales.
Cornelis said it now preparing to deliver its next generation fabric, CN5000. Designed for organizations deploying AI and HPC environments, it is engineered to address the escalating demands and scale required for modern workloads on network infrastructure.
Philip Murphy
“As companies race to evolve their infrastructure for AI workloads, one of the biggest challenges they face is stitching together the enormous amount of compute required from CPUs, GPUs and accelerators. Being able to do this in a highly efficient way will make or break an organization’s ability to compete in the world of AI,” said Spelman. “Cornelis is unique in having the products, roadmap, and talent to help customers address this issue. I look forward to joining the team to bring their innovations to even more organizations around the globe.”
“Lisa brings unparalleled breadth and depth of expertise in every aspect of building and scaling a successful business. She is already well known and trusted by our customers for her ability to help them develop the next generation infrastructure they need, which will be invaluable as we look to expand deeper into the enterprise and cloud AI markets. I look forward to partnering with her and the rest of the Cornelis leadership team as we prepare for our next phase of growth,” said Murphy.
