Petr Pavlu is a Director of Systems Engineering, EMEAR Central, Cisco Systems.

After graduating in Computer Science from Czech Technical University in Prague, and after completing the postgraduate study, Petr Pavlu has started his professional career in IT and telecommunications in 1992. Before joining Cisco Systems in 1998 he worked in Digital Equipment Corporation and Andersen Consulting as a technical sales support engineer, consultant and project manager. He was focused primarily on network technologies and solutions, and on networking aspects of business applications.

In Cisco Systems, Petr Pavlu worked in various international teams, supporting channel partners and customers in different regions, primarily Central and Eastern Europe. He was responsible for technical sales support, consulting and systems engineering team management, and for business development associated with Cisco enterprise technical architectures. He holds CCIE certification in Routing and Switching. Petr Pavlu is based in Prague, Czech Republic, and in his current role he is responsible for technical presales organization of Cisco in the region of EMEAR Central.