Leader to drive product strategy and execution for AI Factory Platform

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (Penguin Solutions; Nasdaq: PENG) today announced the appointment of Ian Colle as senior vice president and chief product officer. He will be responsible for leading product strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle execution for Penguin's AI Factory Platform. Colle brings 25 years of experience to Penguin Solutions, joining from Amazon Web Services (AWS) where he most recently served as general manager of advanced computing and simulation. At AWS, he helped build a global HPC and AI infrastructure business from the ground up and scale it into a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, leading globally distributed teams across product management, engineering, go-to-market, and operations.

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Penguin Solutions announced the appointment of Ian Colle as Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer. Colle will lead product strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle execution for Penguin's AI Factory Platform.

"We are thrilled to welcome Ian to the Penguin Solutions team as we continue to deliver AI Factories for enterprises at scale, so they can accelerate the deployment of agentic AI workflow automation and unlock new AI-driven revenue streams," said Kash Shaikh, CEO of Penguin Solutions. "His appointment strengthens our executive leadership team and reinforces our commitment to product innovation and customer obsession."

Prior to AWS, Colle held senior engineering leadership roles at Red Hat and Intel, where he led global teams through periods of rapid growth and acquisition, and at various startups. He will draw on that experience to support growth for Penguin Solutions AI Factory Platform.

"Penguin Solutions has the experience and expertise to deliver innovative AI Infrastructure including hardware, software, and services designed to drive the next generation of AI innovation," said Ian Colle. "I look forward to working closely with our customers to help them harness the power of AI to achieve their business goals."

Colle holds a BA in Economics from the University of Illinois, an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, an MS in Telecommunications and Computer Information Systems from the University of Denver and an MA in Philosophy from the Denver Seminary.

About Penguin Solutions

The most exciting technological advancements are also the most challenging for companies to adopt. At Penguin Solutions, we support our customers in achieving their ambitions across our AI infrastructure, computing, memory, and LED lines of business. With our expert skills, experience, and partnerships, we turn our customers' most complex challenges into compelling opportunities.

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Penguin Solutions Appoints Ian Colle as SVP and Chief Product Officer