James M. Whitehurst is President, CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Red Hat. With him at the helm, the company’s global associates have enjoyed broad demand for their community-powered technologies. The consequence of this was a better-than-expected beginning to the company’s fiscal 2013 first quarter financial results, as it was able to deliver excellent growth on each of its principal financial results, such as: operating income, operating cash flow and subscription revenue. As well, Whitehurst has witnessed solid demand in all Red Hat’s major regions in the 2013 first quarter and was recognized in the last quarter of 2012 by Forbes magazine’s Fast Tech 25 companies.