Mark Patterson is recorded as Chairman at Americold Realty Trust (COLD) and CFO at Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) since July 27, 2025. Earlier roles on record: Board Member at Creatd, Inc. (CRTD) until July 31, 2021. Cisco Systems, Inc. reported in an 8-K filed May 14, 2025 that Mark Patterson was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 27, 2025. Mark Patterson has spoken on 4 earnings calls and 2 other investor events across 1 company, most recently for Cisco Systems, Inc. on September 8, 2026. Cisco Systems, Inc. is classified in the Communication Equipment industry within the Technology sector. Americold Realty Trust is classified in the REIT - Industrial industry within the Real Estate sector. Other leadership on record at Cisco Systems, Inc. includes R. Scott Herren (CFO), Maria Martinez (COO), M. Victoria Wong (Chief Accounting Officer) and 7 others.
“On May 10, 2025, Cisco appointed Mark Patterson to succeed Mr. Herren as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco effective July 27, 2025.”
Cisco Systems, Inc. Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2025
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Mark Patterson on recent calls
“Yeah, it's what we get asked a lot in terms of how durable is it, right, or is this just kind of a cyclical thing?”
“Even though we're seeing this massive acceleration in hardware it was still you know a little over 50 percent of our business in terms of software and subscriptions in in q2 as i mentioned earlier it's a it's a big part of our overall profitability equation and and mix as well and so we're still you know we're still…”
“And I'll take the gross margin question. So, really, as you look at the Q3 guide, there's two primary things at work. One is mix, and the other is memory prices, as you mentioned.”
“We delivered a strong quarter to launch our new fiscal year with revenue, operating margin, and earnings per share all above the high end of our guidance, coupled with solid gross margin and operating cash flow.”
