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New face, same growth obsession
Super Micro Computer is swapping in a new quarterback for its revenue playbook. The company said today that Matthew Thauberger is stepping in as chief revenue officer, where he’ll oversee global revenue across direct, channel, hyperscale, and strategic sales.
That’s a fancy way of saying Supermicro wants one person keeping a close eye on the money pipes feeding its AI and infrastructure business. And in a market where everyone is scrambling to build more data-center capacity, the sales org matters a lot. If you’re shipping the picks-and-shovels for the AI boom, you don’t exactly want a wobbly go-to-market machine.
Why investors should care
A management change like this usually doesn’t move the tape on its own, but it can hint at where the company wants to tighten execution. Supermicro has been living in the middle of the AI hardware gold rush, and better revenue leadership could help it convert that demand into actual bookings, deals, and growth.
- Thauberger will run sales across Supermicro’s AI and infrastructure offerings
- The role covers direct, channel, hyperscale, and strategic relationships
- The move suggests the company is still leaning hard into expansion mode
Big picture
Supermicro doesn’t need more buzzwords — it needs to keep turning AI demand into real dollars. A new CRO is basically the company saying, “Cool story, now let’s close the deal.”