Cisco Appoints Colin Seward as New Chief Sustainability Officer

Communications and networking technology giant Cisco has appointed Colin Seward as its new Chief Sustainability Officer.

Seward has been at Cisco for more than 25 years, joining the company in 2000, and has served as a variety of senior roles, including as CIO for EMEA, and as Global Lead for Cisco on Cisco, the company’s internal program in which it uses its own products to run, test, and manage its global IT infrastructure and shares learnings with customers, as well as IT Transformation Lead, where he developed the IT Sustainability Framework to align with Cisco’s Net Zero Strategy. Most recently, he has served as a Senior Director in the Chief Sustainability Office, overseeing the technology and data needed to help drive the strategy and execution of Cisco’s sustainability initiatives, and supporting customers in addressing their sustainability and business goals.

Seward succeeds Mary de Wysocki, who has served as Cisco’s first Chief Sustainability Officer since 2022, and has taken on a new role leading Cisco Learning as Chief Learning & Future Readiness Officer.

In a post announcing the new appointment, Seward said:

“Sustainability is an important part of Cisco’s Purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All, and it is increasingly connected to business strategy, operational execution, and customer value.

“In this role, I’ll lead Cisco’s global sustainability strategy, with a focus on helping translate sustainability goals into measurable action and business value for Cisco and our customers.”