Padmashree Warrior steps down as Cisco's CTO

BANGALORE, INDIA: Padmashree Warrior, an Indian borne, stepped down of the high profile CTO post of Cisco. Reports suggest that, this decision was mostly taken after the top management was restructured under CEO Chuck Robbins.

The 10 leaders who will sit on Cisco's new executive leadership team will include India-born Pankaj Patel, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer.

She will move into a strategic advisor role "effective immediately" and will stay on in this new role "through the transition" until September to plan out on future partnerships, Cisco said.

Padmashree Warrior had joined Cisco in 2008 and served as chief technology officer and senior vice-president of engineering during these years.