Novell Appoints Javier Colado General Manager Partners
September 12 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
New executive role will drive partner strategy and channel
transformation worldwide 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/. Novell is a registered trademark of Novell,
Inc. in the United States and other countries. *All third-party
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE:
Novell, Inc. CONTACT: Ian Bruce of Novell, Inc., +1-781-464-8034, ;
or Amy Anderson of SHIFT Communications, +1-617-779-1825, , for
Novell, Inc. Web site: http://www.novell.com/
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