SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme
Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR), a leader in high performance
networking, today announced the promotions of Bob Gault, Eileen
Brooker and Norman Rice to
its executive leadership team. These executives have
demonstrated an unwavering commitment to customers and a passion
for the highest levels of service in the networking industry
throughout their careers.
Bob Gault will take leadership
responsibility as executive vice president for Extreme Networks'
worldwide sales, channel and services organizations. Previously,
Extreme's services team reported to research and development. Gault
joined Extreme Networks five months ago from Cisco where he was the
global leader of its cloud and managed services partner
organization. He brings 26 years of experience in sales, worldwide
distribution and channel program leadership.
Eileen Brooker has been promoted
to executive vice president of global alliances and strategic
accounts. She brings more than 20 years of global sales,
operations and business development experience in the networking
technology industry. She has been a relentless advocate for
Extreme's largest customers over the past ten years and one of the
highest performing sales professionals in our history.
Previously, Brooker worked for IBM, Toshiba and NEC.
Norman Rice has been appointed as
executive vice president of global marketing and corporate
development. He is the architect of Extreme's wireless and software
services strategy and the founder of our sports venue business,
highlighted by Extreme's exclusive relationship with the NFL.
Rice has over 15 years of senior management experience in sales,
marketing, business development and M&A.
"I am thrilled to have executives of this caliber join our
executive team. They will be instrumental in driving a
customer-focused culture at Extreme Networks and will bring a clear
vision of how to align our product development investments with
customer needs," said Ed Meyercord,
president and CEO of Extreme Networks.
About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR)
is a customer-focused company with advanced networking
technology solutions and service platforms that address business
critical challenges. Extreme Networks backs these solutions with
our best-in-industry customer support model. Extreme Networks is
headquartered in San Jose, CA and
has more than 14,000 customers in over 80 countries. For more
information, visit the company's website
at http://www.extremenetworks.com
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