Xyratex Ltd - Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
June 09 2008 - 10:35AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 9, 2008
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Commission File
Number:0001284823
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XYRATEX
LTD
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(Translation of
registrants name into English)
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Langstone
Road,
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Havant
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PO9 1SA
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United
Kingdom
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(Address of principal
executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or 40-F.
Form 20-F
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Form
40-F
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Yes
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No
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If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82:
NEW RELEASE
For
Immediate Release
Xyratex Ltd Strengthens Executive Team - Appoints Harold Lehon as Executive
Vice President and General Manager of the Storage Infrastructure Division
Havant, United
Kingdom, June 9, 2008
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 companys Storage Infrastructure Division
strategy, specifically in maintaining and expanding the current customer base
as well as expanding the divisions 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 bachelors degree in mechanical engineering
from Clemson University.
We are extremely pleased
to have someone of Harolds 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.
Safe
Harbor Statement
This press release
contains forwardlooking statements. These statements relate to future events
or our future financial performance. These statements are only predictions and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ
materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by these forward looking statements. Factors
that might cause such a difference include our inability to compete
successfully in the competitive and rapidly changing marketplace in which we
operate, failure to
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retain key employees,
cancellation or delay of projects and adverse general economic conditions in
the United States and internationally.
These risks and other
factors include those listed under Risk Factors and elsewhere in our Annual
Report on Form 20-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(File No. 000-50799). In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as may, will, should, expects, intends,
plans, anticipates, believes, estimates, predicts, potential, continue,
or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we
believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements.
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 Xyratexs web
site at www.xyratex.com.
Media Contacts:
Xyratex Investor
Relations
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Xyratex Marketing
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Brad Driver
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Lisa Hart
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Tel:+ 1 (408) 325-7260
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Tel:+1 (303) 442-3449
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Email:
bdriver@us.xyratex.com
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Email:
lisa_hart@us.xyratex.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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XYRATEX LTD
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(Registrant)
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Date: June 9, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Richard Pearce
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Name: Richard Pearce
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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