Since the appointment of Jonathan Schwartz as new chief operating
officer and president of Sun the first week of April 2004 (see article
[12707] for details), Sun has made some reorganizations, including two new
organizations within Sun for Throughput Systems and Network Systems.
Throughput Systems Organization, David Yen
David Yen will lead the newly formed Throughput Systems organization.
The Sun products Yen will be responsible for are Sun's microprocessors,
enterprise systems and SPARCR processor-based volume systems
initiatives. He will move Sun's Throughput Computing and Throughput Networking initiatives forward.
Network Systems Organization, John Fowler
John Fowler will lead the new Network Systems organization which will
incorporate Intel and AMD processor-based systems, Fowler will act as
Network Systems' acting executive vice president and lead technology
officer for Schwartz. The Network Systems organization will focus on
delivering low-cost horizontally scaled systems with off-the-shelf
components that leverage industry economics.
Schwartz stated the reorganization is "the first step toward our next
wave of innovation, not simply in technology, but in our business
models, service offerings and market focus." He stated the
reorganization will draw talent from within Sun and outside of Sun. "We
are executing a carefully considered plan to drive operational
efficiencies, strategic alignment and cost reductions -- while
continuing to deliver differentiated value to customers." He also expressed
confidence in the ability of Sun's products such as the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) with AMD's Opteron, Intel's Xeon and SPARCR
processors.
Anil Gadre was named interim chief marketing officer,
and Brian Sutphin will be vice president, corporate development.
Departures from Sun were chief marketing and strategy
officer, Mark Tolliver, and executive vice president of volume systems
products, Neil Knox.
Other members of Schwartz' team are:
- John Loiacono, executive vice president, software
- Robert Youngjohns, executive vice president, global sales operations
- Mark Canepa, executive vice president, storage
- Bill MacGowan, senior vice president, human resources
- Robyn Denholm, vice president, finance and corporate controller
- Michael Dillon, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate
secretary
- Marissa Peterson, executive vice president, customer advocacy, network
services and worldwide operations
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