RALEIGH – Red Hat is looking for a new Chief People Officer after one of its top female execs retired.
Two years after making millions as part of the IBM-Red Hat merger, DeLisa Alexander listed her status on LinkedIn as “retired Red Hat executive.”
It comes exactly 19 years and six months after initially starting as the company’s general counsel before rising through the ranks, first as VP of Human Capital and then Senior VP of People & Brand. She landed as executive vice president and Chief People Officer in 2011.
Delisa Alexander
Red Hat confirmed the news through an email on Tuesday.
“After a nearly 20-year career at Red Hat, DeLisa has retired,” said spokeswoman Allison Showalter
“We wish her the very best. We have not yet named her replacement.”
It is unclear what Alexander has planned next. She did not respond to requests for comment.
Her resignation comes after another longtime Red Hat exec, Arun Oberoi, executive vice president of global sales, made a similar announcement.
Both he and Alexander won big when IBM bought Red Hat in late 2019.
According to reports, DeLisa owned 32,257 shares, an amount worth $6.1 million at IBM’s valuation, when the deal closed. Oberoi had a stock sale valued at around $23.8 million.
