Avocent Announces the Retirement of Barry L. Harmon.Business Editors HUNTSVILLE, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001 Avocent Corporation (Nasdaq/NM:AVCT AVCT Advanced Vehicles Concept Team ) today announced that, effective September 28, 2001, Barry L. Harmon will be retiring as Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations. In commenting on his decision, Mr. Harmon stated, "With the integration of Cybex and Apex into Avocent well along the way, now seems like the right time for me to step back and spend some time deciding how I want to spend the next phase of my life. There are good people in place to assume my responsibilities." Mr. Harmon will remain as a director of Avocent Corporation. "We want to wish Barry the very best as he pursues personal and family interests beyond Avocent," stated Stephen F. Thornton, president and chief executive officer of Avocent Corporation. "Barry played a key role in the merger of Apex Inc. and Cybex Computer Products Corporation, and was a leading player in integrating the two companies following the formation of Avocent in July 2000. His knowledge of the industry was a real asset as we formulated the strategy for the combined operations For the department of the British War Office during World War II, see . In the military, combined operations are operations conducted by forces of two or more allied nations acting together for the accomplishment of a single mission. See also
Prior to joining Avocent Corporation, Mr. Harmon served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Apex Inc. Since the merger, he has served as Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations and a member of Avocent's Board of Directors. Mr. Thornton noted that West Coast Operations, which previously reported to Mr. Harmon, will now report directly to Doyle C. Weeks, Executive Vice President of Group Operations and Business Development and a member of the Board of Directors. He also announced that Gene Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. , currently Director of Operations, has been promoted to Vice President of West Coast operations. In addition, Mr. Thornton announced that Dave Perry
Dave Perry was a creator of and co-commentator on the UK computer and video games television shows GamesMaster and Games World. , Vice President 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, and his sales staff have relocated to Austin, Texas, to be closer to Avocent's OEM customer base. About Avocent Corporation Avocent is the leading worldwide supplier of equipment that helps data center operators manage their ever-expanding server farms. Operators are provided real-time access to any of their computers over the Internet from anywhere in the world, all without requiring any special hardware or software on those computers. Avocent was formed in the year 2000 by the merger of leading industry innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. Apex Inc. and Cybex Computer Products Corp. Headquartered in Huntsville, Avocent has locations in Redmond, Wash.; Sunrise, Fla.; Chelmsford, Mass.; Shannon, Ireland; London; Steinhagen and Munich, Germany; Tokyo; and Singapore. For more information about Avocent and its products, visit the Company's Web site at www.avocent.com |
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