| SuSE Linux Names Richard Seibt as New CEO |
Nov. 25, 2002
Nuremberg, Germany -- (press release excerpt) -- SuSE Linux today announced the appointment of Richard Seibt as the company's new Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, replacing Gerhard Burtscher.
Richard Seibt Burtscher, a turn-around specialist, joined SuSE in December, 2001. He completed the restructuring of the business and built a scalable infrastructure poised for growth. Burtscher aligned the company on indirect sales, increased channel delivery partners, pared product lines, and increased relationships with ISVs and IHVs. Burtscher is one of the founding executive leaders of UnitedLinux, an initiative that streamlines Linux development and certification around a global, uniform distribution of Linux designed for business.
Richard Seibt (50), will join the company on January 20, 2003 from his current role as a member of the Executive Board at United Internet AG. He will be charged with the further growth and expansion of the company.
Seibt brings 24 years of IT industry experience to SuSE Linux. Following graduation in business administration, Seibt began his career at IBM Germany. During his 20 year tenure at IBM, he held executive positions worldwide in Business Development, Sales and Marketing. He was CEO for IBM Software Sales and Marketing for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Later, as general manager, Sales and Marketing of IBM Software for North America, Seibt led Sales and Marketing efforts for OS/2 and IBM's middleware. Most recently, for the past four years, Seibt was a Executive Board member of German-based United Internet AG, where he held operational responsibility for several affiliates and the internationalization of United Internet and selected affiliates.
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