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| DATE | 2005-05-12 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell loses another executive
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Wednesday, 11 May, 2005
Novell loses another executive
Former Suse CEO hits the road
Deni Connor, Framingham
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/3BA380F5C7D32E79CC256FFC006E6F8C?OpenD
ocument&pub=Computerworld
Novell, in its transition to a Linux and management services company, again
settled its ranks with the announcement of the departure of Richard Seibt,
head of Novell's Europe, Middle East and Africa operations.
Seibt, who was formerly CEO of Suse Linux before its acquisition by Novell
in 2003, will be replaced by Ron Hovsepian, president of Novell's Worldwide
Field Operations.
This is not the first departure for the company, which is trying to reverse
losses for its flagship Novell operating system and enter a market - Linux
and open source - that for it is new.
Last fall saw the departure of co-chairman Chris Stone, who is credited with
much of Novell's Linux vision. CTO Alan Nugent followed Stone out the door
in March of this year. Stone landed at Stream Serve; Nugent at Computer
Associates.
Plus, former chief marketing officer Deb Bargained recently left to pursue
other interests, Novell says. Bergavine had earlier been replaced by Bill
Hewitt, formerly of PeopleSoft.
Of Novell's Worldwide Management Committee, only one long-term Novell
executive remains: Angie Anderson, vice president and general manager. The
major portion of Novell's management came from Novell's acquisitions of
Cambridge Technology Partners, Ximian and Silverstream.
Whether all these departures signal a shift in Novell's strategy or simply
signal CEO and chairman Jack Messman putting trust in advisors he has worked
with in the past, is not known. But losing one in four of its management
team may portend further changes for Novell
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