New executive role will drive partner strategy and channel transformation worldwide WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 12
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced the appointment of Javier Colado to the new
position of general manager, Partners effective immediately. Mr. Colado will
be responsible for leading and managing channel and partner strategy
worldwide, with a focus on accelerating Novell's channel transformation. He
will report directly to Ron Hovsepian, Novell president and CEO, and be based
in the company's Waltham, Mass. headquarters.
"Javier has a tremendous track record of executing against strategic
partner and channel initiatives," said Hovsepian. "This new role is critical
to Novell's continued growth and success and Javier is the right leader to
continue to drive our channel strategy, identify and recruit new partners, and
champion our internal transformation."
Since 2006 Colado has served as Novell area general manager and vice
president for western Europe, Middle East, and Africa where he was responsible
for all operations, sales and marketing. Prior to Novell, Colado held senior
executive positions with McAfee and Lucent Technologies, where he helped
spearhead business partner and channel strategy and sales.
"Novell is very well positioned to help our partners grow and accelerate
their businesses," said Colado. "I look forward to making our existing channel
partners even more successful and to driving new relationships worldwide."
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most
interoperable Linux* platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management
software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and
risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell
harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology
to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
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