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RosettaNet has a new CEO. Here is the announcement. Best regards.
Alan Kotok
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT
Contact: Paula Brici
Lages & Associates
949/453-8080
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ROSETTANET NAMES QUANTUM CORPORATION EXECUTIVE TO CEO POSITION
SANTA ANA, Calif., February 14, 2000 - RosettaNet today announced that
Jennifer Hamilton, director of e-business at Quantum Corporation, has been
named chief executive officer at RosettaNet. Hamilton will be assuming
leadership of RosettaNet as an executive on loan from Quantum.
The non-profit consortium of leading companies in the information
technology (IT) and electronic components (EC) industries said last month
that a transition in staff leadership would take place as Fadi Chehad�'s
two-year tenure as RosettaNet CEO comes to an end.
Quantum is a member of the RosettaNet IT Managing Board, and Hamilton has
been an active champion of RosettaNet supply chain e-business process
standards within Quantum. "The mission of RosettaNet is absolutely
essential to the growth of two closely related industries that heavily
influence the digital economy," she said. "This is a critical period for
the consortium as members are preparing for production implementation. The
unwavering commitment of board members, solution partners and affiliates
ensures our continuing success."
"As a leader in the information storage industry, Quantum believes that
RosettaNet's goal of establishing common electronic processes for
business-to-business exchange is critical," said Curt Francis, RosettaNet
board member and Quantum vice president of corporate development. "We are
delighted with the unprecedented success that RosettaNet has achieved so
far, and we believe that Jennifer's leadership and e-business expertise
will ensure we all realize its benefits over the next two years."
In her position at Quantum, Hamilton was responsible for online
initiatives and e-business strategies for the Fortune 500 diversified mass
storage company. Prior to joining Quantum, she was responsible for
developing enterprise-wide Internet, intranet and extranet solutions at
Corporate Express, another Fortune 500 company.
Previously, she gained more than 15 years' experience in strategic planning
and product marketing at emerging growth and Fortune 500 companies in
automotive, medical, consumer and aerospace industries. Hamilton earned
her bachelor's degrees in business administration from both the University
of Wisconsin and Universite de Marseill� in France.
"Transitioning the vision, strategy, and thought leadership that has driven
RosettaNet to date is critical," said Hollis Bischoff, vice president,
electronic business strategies of Stamford Conn.-based META Group,
Inc. "Bringing on someone that already shares RosettaNet's vision and has
had significant real world experience will ensure RosettaNet's continued
success."
"The goals undertaken by RosettaNet have never before been attempted, and
the managing board believes Jennifer brings all the skills and experience
necessary to lead us in a transition from a development stage to a major
institutional force in modernizing the nature of e-business relationships,"
said Hans Wildenberg, chairman of the RosettaNet EC Managing Board and vice
president and director of sales, Semiconductor Products Sector at Motorola.
About Quantum Corporation
Quantum Corporation (www.quantum.com) is a leading storage supplier in
desktop and high capacity hard drives, tape drive and tape automation
systems, network attached storage (NAS), solid state systems and personal
video recorders. Sales for the fiscal year ending March 1999 were $1.3
billion for Quantum's DLT and Storage Systems Group and $3.6 billion for
Quantum's Hard Disk Drive Group.
About RosettaNet
RosettaNet is an independent, self-funded, non-profit consortium dedicated
to the development and deployment of standard electronic business
interfaces to align the processes between supply chain partners on a global
basis. Launched in June 1998, RosettaNet is currently in the pilot phase
of its implementation cycle.
More than 60 companies representing $600 billion in annual revenues
currently provide the mandate for RosettaNet's standards development
strategy. A complete list of member companies and more information on
RosettaNet can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.rosettanet.org.
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