Xyratex Strengthens Executive Team
June 09 2008 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Industry Veteran Harold Lehon Appointed Executive Vice President
and General Manager of the Storage Infrastructure Division HAVANT,
England, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xyratex Ltd
(NASDAQ:XRTX), a leading supplier of enterprise-class data storage
subsystems and storage process technology, today announced it has
strengthened its executive team with the appointment of industry
veteran, Harold Lehon, as executive vice president and general
manager for the Storage Infrastructure Division. In this role, he
will lead the company's Storage Infrastructure Division strategy,
specifically in maintaining and expanding the current customer base
as well as expanding the division's reach into other markets. Lehon
brings more than 25 years of relevant industry and executive
experience to his new position at Xyratex. His extensive career
includes leadership positions in sales management, supply-chain
management, marketing, and business development. Prior to joining
Xyratex, Lehon served as the general manager of a strategic
business unit within KLA-Tencor. Earlier in his career, Lehon held
a number of increasingly responsible positions at E.I. DuPont de
Nemours and Co., Inc. and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. He holds a
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson
University. "We are extremely pleased to have someone of Harold's
caliber join our executive team," said Steve Barber, chief
executive officer of Xyratex. "His general management and business
development experience in other industries is perfectly aligned
with our current strategy at Xyratex. In addition, he has an
extremely customer-focused approach that will greatly benefit our
customers and his empowering leadership style will greatly benefit
our employees." About Xyratex Xyratex is a leading provider of
enterprise-class data storage subsystems and storage process
technology. The company designs and manufactures enabling
technology that provides OEM and disk drive manufacturers with data
storage products to support high-performance storage and data
communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years of experience in
research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems,
and high-speed communication protocols. Founded in 1994 in a
management buy-out from IBM, and with headquarters in the UK,
Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational
facilities in Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. For
more information, visit Xyratex's web site at
http://www.xyratex.com/. DATASOURCE: Xyratex CONTACT: Investors,
Brad Driver, +1-408-325-7260, , or Marketing, Lisa Hart,
+1-303-442-3449, , both of Xyratex Web site:
http://www.xyratex.com/
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