3Com Hires Nick Ganio to Fill Newly Created Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales Role; Ganio to be Key Member of 3Com Leadership Team.Business Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 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 the appointment of Nick Ganio as its executive vice president, worldwide sales, effective today. Ganio will report directly to Bruce Claflin, 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. , 3Com. Based in the Marlborough, Massachusetts Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 36,255 at the 2000 census. The name of this town is sometimes spelled as Marlboro, rather than Marlborough, which is the official spelling. facility, Ganio will lead 3Com's worldwide sales organization covering the America's and International sales. "After an extensive search, my team and I found in Nick a perfect fit for the mission at hand," said Bruce Claflin, president and CEO, 3Com. "We are extremely pleased to bring Nick on board and will rely heavily on his extensive experiences in the IT industry, networking segment, and enterprise customers as he leads our global sales force." Nick Ganio comes directly to 3Com from Bell Microproducts. In his role as President of the Enterprise Division at Bell, Ganio was responsible for $1 billion in annual revenues. Ganio spent the first six years of his career at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) where he held various technical, sales and marketing positions. He then spent 10 years with Digital Equipment Corporation, ending his time there as Vice President and General Manager of the Networking Business Unit. Ganio has held other executive title roles in his career, including group vice president of worldwide sales, marketing and services at Computer Network Technology (CNT (Carbon NanoTube) See nanotube. ). In over four years at CNT, Ganio helped to successfully turn around the company, growing revenue from $70 million to over $200 million, and strategically positioning it as one of the leading storage router See data mover. organizations. "With its focused enterprise strategy, 3Com is poised to thrive in the networking industry," said Nick Ganio, executive vice president, worldwide sales, 3Com. "The company has an extensive installed base, excellent products and services and is rapidly extending its offerings to cover a wide variety of enterprise needs. I am very excited about the opportunity to work with such a highly charged and well-positioned team." 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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