3Com Appoints Neal D. Goldman to Its Senior Management Leadership Team; Goldman to Head 3Com Legal.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARLBOROUGH Marl·bor·ough or Marl·bo·ro A city of east-central Massachusetts east-northeast of Worcester. Settled in 1657, it was nearly destroyed in 1676 during King Philip's War. Population: 38,100. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2003 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) today announced it has hired Neal D. Goldman as its senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Reporting directly to 3Com President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Claflin, Goldman is an officer of the company and will be based in 3Com's corporate headquarters in Marlborough, Mass. "Neal joins 3Com at an exciting time and his presence will bring even greater strength to our leadership team," said Bruce Claflin, president and CEO, 3Com. "We welcome him and look forward to drawing on his wide-ranging experience and sound counsel as he leads our global legal organization, including 3Com's intellectual property program, and Safety, Environmental, Health and Security function." Neal D. Goldman comes directly to 3Com from Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Mass., where he was executive vice president, business development and chief legal officer. From 1997 - 2003, in addition to his legal responsibilities he managed a number of operational and staff functions. Goldman obtained a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School The law school currently has both day and evening (part-time) divisions. The school is located in the newly built Sargent Hall on Tremont Street in downtown Boston. There are over 200 upper level electives offered at the law school, and the school is consistently ranked one of the most , Boston, Mass., in 1976. Prior to Polaroid, he served as general counsel of Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). and Nets, Inc. About 3Com 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value voice and data networking products, services and solutions for enterprises of all sizes and public sector organizations. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. |
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