Dayton Semerjian is general manager of CA Technologies Mainframe Customer Solutions Unit. He leads the team that drives the company’s Mainframe 2.0 strategy and brings to market a broad portfolio of mainframe management software.
In this role, he is responsible for key aspects of the mainframe business, including setting the vision, business strategy, product management and marketing and driving the overall P&L. Dayton is keenly focused on understanding customers and competitors while determining market, product, and go-to-market requirements.
A results-driven technology industry executive whose experience spans organizations from pre-revenue to $25 billion, Dayton has been designing, building, and growing businesses that deliver superior performance and financial returns for almost 20 years.
Previously, as corporate senior vice president and general manager of CA’s Global Business Unit Operations, Dayton was responsible for business unit optimization, development process and quality, product portfolio management, and offshore development.
Dayton joined CA through the acquisition of Concord Communications, Inc., where he served as the executive vice president of Marketing and Strategic Alliances.
Earlier, Dayton ran marketing and sales organizations at several leading technology companies. As vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Shiva Corp., he executed a turnaround strategy that reinvigorated growth and ultimately led to acquisition by Intel Corporation. As a strategy consultant for Mercer Management Consulting, he developed profitable growth strategies for Fortune 500 companies.
Dayton earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Massachusetts.