Actiontec Appoints Two Vice Presidents; Company Hires Alex Hewko as VP of Channel Sales and Marketing, Promotes Ramzi Al-Harayeri to VP of OEM Sales.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999-- Actiontec Electronics Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, that designs and sells networking and broadband equipment. They are best known for the Actiontec MI424WR router that is given to Verizon customers. , Inc., a leading manufacturer of data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. and wireless products, today announced the appointment of Alex Hewko as Vice President of Channel Sales and Marketing. In a related move, the company also announced the promotion of Ramzi Al-Harayeri from Director of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Sales to Vice President of OEM Sales. Alex Hewko brings over seventeen years of broad business development, sales, marketing, and advertising experience to Actiontec. Prior to joining Actiontec, Hewko held the position of Director of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales for Genoa Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of Computer Video Cards, Motherboards, Internet Appliances, and Multimedia products. Hewko has also held senior sales and marketing management positions at other leading high technology companies including Micronics Computer Corporation, eMotion, Inc, Tech Data Corporation, Compaq Computer, and NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers . Hewko holds a BS degree in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. , where he played on the Bowl Championship Gator football team. "Alex brings to Actiontec a thorough understanding of consumer mass markets along with extensive sales, business, marketing, and team-building experience," commented Dean Chang, Actiontec 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. . "I believe his experience and talent will be instrumental in helping Actiontec continue its success and achieve its aggressive goals for the coming years." As director of OEM sales, Ramzi Al-Harayeri has been instrumental in several significant OEM sales contracts for Actiontec, including contract s with 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) , Gateway and Dell Computer. Prior to joining Actiontec, Al-Harayeri was Director of Channel Marketing for Coastek Infosys, Inc., where he headed the marketing team responsible for introducing the company's Java-based Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. and e-commerce software product. He has also held marketing management positions at leading high technology companies including Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. Systems, and Logitech. "I am delighted to announce Ramzi's promotion," added Chang. "Ramzi has been an important member of the Actiontec team, and has played a key role in a number of significant design wins that have helped to elevate Actiontec's prominence in the data communications marketplace." About Actiontec Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a significant global player in the data communications marketplace. The company's product line includes a complete line of Home Networking products, Mobile and Desktop Fax/Modems, and Ethernet cards, as well as Internal and External PC Card Read/Write Drives for SmartMedia, CompactFlash and ATA Flash PC Cards. Actiontec products have been recognized with a Best of Show award at Retail Xchange, the Editors Choice award from CNET's computer.com, and an Editors Choice award from Computer Retail Week. Actiontec products are available through national distribution and retail outlets as well as through private label and OEM relationships. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and maintains branch offices in Philadelphia, PA, Government Sales in Arlington, VA, and International Sales in Irvine, CA. The company can be reached at 408/752-7700 or via the web at http://www.actiontec.com. Actiontec and the Actiontec logo are trademarks of Actiontec Electronics, Inc. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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