Robert Youngjohns, vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa, will succeed Masood Jabbar, executive vice president of global sales operations. Jabbar will work closely with Youngjohns through a transition that is designed to ensure continuity and stability for Sun and its customers.

"I've enjoyed every minute of my career at Sun," said Jabbar. "Sun has afforded me a tremendous breadth of responsibility, spanning finance, general management, international assignments and global sales. I am proud of what my team has accomplished."

"Working under Masood's leadership, Robert has played an instrumental role building and leading Sun's world-class sales and customer-facing functions," Scott McNealy, chairman of Sun, said. "Many of our major customers already know Robert. I am very confident that our sales force remains in good hands." Youngjohns will report to McNealy. The company will name a successor to Youngjohns in the immediate future.

McNealy also complimented Masood Jabbar on his success despite a tough economy. "He and his team have delivered a fantastic quarter while transitioning to a new sales model and facing significant macroeconomic volatility," McNealy said. "He showed he can gain share in great and not-so-great market conditions. I am extremely proud of his accomplishments, not just this year, but over the past 16. The mark of a great leader is departing with a stronger team in place and that is what Masood is doing today."

During his six-year career at Sun, Youngjohns has successfully grown Sun's presence in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Sun, Youngjohns spent 15 years at IBM in a variety of roles ranging from systems engineering to general management. He has extensive experience of international sales, marketing and business management in the Americas, Asia and Europe. [...read more...]

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