Michael Banic

With more than 20 years experience in the networking industry, Mike brings a practical understanding of how technology can solve business problems to his position as Vice President of Product Marketing at Juniper Networks, where he leads the go-to-market efforts for the Ethernet Platforms Business Group. Mike joined Juniper from Peribit Networks where, as Vice President of Corporate Marketing, he led the company’s corporate communications, product and channel marketing, Web and e-marketing, and lead-generation programs. Peribit was acquired by Juniper in July 2005.

Prior to Peribit, Mike was Vice President of Marketing at Trapeze Networks, a wireless network infrastructure manufacturer. He also served as Director of Product Management at storage networking firm Rhapsody Networks, which was acquired by Brocade Communications in 2002.

Before joining Rhapsody, Mike was Product Line Manager at Extreme Networks, where he managed the introduction and product lifecycle for the full line of fixed and the Alpine and chassis-based switches. Prior to Extreme, Mike was a Product Manager at 3Com Corp for Ethernet switching. He has also held systems engineering positions at Synernetics, Fibercom and Artel Communications. Mike holds a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.