Marlboro, Mass.—February 28, 2005—Egenera Inc, a global leader in utility computing, today announced that Ron Frankenfield has joined the Company as vice president and general manager, Americas. In this role, he is responsible for sales and support operations for the U.S., Canada and Latin America, including recruitment of high-quality resellers throughout the region.
"We are very pleased to have retained an executive of Ron's caliber to support our rapid growth," said Mike Thompson, Egenera's chief operating officer. "His background in the hardware, software and systems-integration sectors combine to create an ideal perspective for conveying the Egenera value proposition. Likewise, Ron's experience running very large organizations will help us continue to quickly scale the business. His proven ability to build successful sales and service organizations, coupled with his hands-on approach to field management, will also further our exemplary record for customer satisfaction. I am pleased to welcome Ron to Egenera's management team."
"I'm very excited about joining the Egenera team," said Frankenfield. "To achieve a leading position in the utility computing marketplace in just a few short years is truly a stunning accomplishment for the Company. I look forward to working with our employees, customers and partners to maintain this leadership and help take Egenera to the next level of success."
Frankenfield has a proven track record and solid accomplishments in the computer industry, with nearly 30 years' experience. Immediately prior to joining Egenera, he served as senior vice president, North American financial services, for SAP America, where he performed short- and long-term strategic planning, forged alliances with key partners and industry influencers, signed numerous new clients, and grew SAP's software-license revenue three-fold. Prior to this, Frankenfield spent 25 years with Unisys Corporation, most recently as vice president of the Asia Pacific region. Highlights of his Unisys tenure include establishment of a business process outsourcing business in Asia Pacific, yielding significant growth in revenues and profits; several "mega-bid" deals in the $100 million range; new levels of employee competency, productivity and motivation; and a renewed focus on major accounts. Frankenfield began his career at Burroughs Corporation and holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing and management from Montclair State University.
EDITOR'S NOTE: A photograph of Ron Frankenfield is available online at www.egenera.com/photos.php.
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Egenera is a global leader in delivering computing solutions that simplify datacenter operations and infrastructure. The Egenera BladeFrame product family simplifies the datacenter with an innovative server architecture specifically designed to reduce complexity and enable IT to respond rapidly to business requirements. Market-leading enterprises around the world trust the Egenera BladeFrame system to run their most important business applications, and achieve higher resource utilization, faster application time-to-market, and lower total cost of ownership. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Egenera has offices worldwide. More information is available at www.egenera.com.
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