Rackspace Appoints Kevin Costello To Board Of Directors -Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Cloud computing services provider Rackspace Hosting, Inc (RAX) announced the appointment of veteran Kevin Costello to the Rackspace board of directors.

Costello is a veteran in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry. He brings more than 25 years of consulting and advisory experience. He has helped numerous companies improve their competitive position through technology, strategy and services.

Costello has served as the president of Ariba, Inc., a spend-management software and consulting services company, for six years.

When SAP acquired Ariba in 2012, Costello continued to serve as president, where he focused on driving the Ariba solution through the SAP cloud go-to-market organization to ensure successful integration. Prior to Ariba and SAP, Costello served in various senior management positions during his 18-year career at Andersen Business Consulting.