Co-founder of Sonatype elevated to CTO after years of progressive leadership roles and responsibilities

Sonatype, the leader in software supply chain automation, today announced that Brian Fox has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  As a co-founder and now CTO of Sonatype, Fox will continue to drive the Sonatype product strategy while expanding his research of new technologies and software development trends.

Fox has more than 20 years of experience in open source innovation and has led software development initiatives for both startups and large enterprises. Fox’s many contributions to the Maven ecosystem include the maven-dependency-plugin and maven-enforcer-plugin. Fox continues to serve on the Apache Maven PMC and has held the positions of Vice President of Product Management and Vice President of Engineering at Sonatype.

“Since the inception of the company, Brian has been instrumental in leading the development of the Nexus platform and designing our unique DevOps-native architecture,” said Wayne Jackson, CEO at Sonatype. “Brian has an uncanny ability to engage with the market, interpret the needs of modern software development teams, and translate customer requirements into innovation that underpins the Nexus platform. These skills make him a great asset to the company and someone we are proud to have serve as CTO.”

“My passion is working directly with users to understand their pain points and then using technology to solve those problems. Over the years, I’ve worked with many companies to understand the constraints that prevent developers from reaching maximum productivity” said Fox. “Today, the Nexus platform automates the flow of software components through a DevOps-native pipeline, leading directly to improved quality, security and speed. Going forward, I’m excited to serve as Sonatype’s CTO as we continue to extend and enhance the Nexus platform.”

Fox pursued his education at Daniel Webster College where he earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science. He is a leader in the DevOps community and a frequent speaker at national and regional events including Java User Groups and other development related conferences. He is also a member of the Apache Software Foundation and former Chair of the Apache Maven project.

About Sonatype

Last year developers requested 31 billion components from the Central Repository to manufacture the software applications that run the world. Additionally, with more than 100,000 installations, companies around the globe use Sonatype’s Nexus solutions to manage reusable components and improve the quality, speed and security of their software supply chains. Sonatype is privately held with investments from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Accel Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Bay Partners and Goldman Sachs. For more information, visit: www.sonatype.com