Cisco Systems Chief Technical Officer Edward Kozel Joins Cisco Board.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1996--Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that Edward R. Kozel, Cisco's chief technical officer, has been appointed to Cisco's board of directors. Kozel is responsible for Cisco's strategic technology planning and acquisitions, strategic joint development projects and consulting engineering. Kozel is an industry innovator who previously worked at Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and SRI International, where he participated in the early design and development of the Internetwork Protocol (IP) model and TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , packet radio networks and highly distributed information systems. "For the past several years, Ed Kozel has made significant contributions to Cisco, demonstrating a strong understanding of the strategic planning and sound business judgment necessary to help drive Cisco's growth as an end-to-end internetworking provider," said John Morgridge, chairman of the board at Cisco. "Recognizing the value of these efforts, we are pleased to formally welcome him as a member of the board." Kozel will replace Dr. Michael S. Frankel, vice president and director of the Information, Telecommunications & Automation Division at SRI International in Menlo Park, who has served on Cisco's board since 1992. Frankel is resigning for personal reasons. In addition to Morgridge and Kozel, other members of Cisco's board are John Chambers, 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. of Cisco; Donald Valentine, general partner at Sequoia Capital; James Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
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