Confluence Networks Continues to Strengthen Team With Two Additions to Board of Directors.Business Editors MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002 Confluence Networks, a developer of next-generation network-based storage management platforms, today announced the addition of two new members to its board of directors. John Hamm, a venture partner at Redpoint Ventures, and Joanna Rees Gallanter, founder and managing partner of Venture Strategy Partners (VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. ), bring a new level of operating and marketing expertise to the Confluence board. Since earlier this year, Hamm has been applying his extensive executive and operational experience in the storage networking industry as board member and interim chief executive officer at Confluence. Gallanter, who joined the board following Confluence's recently closed, VSP-led second round of venture funding, is a seasoned marketing veteran who will assist the company as it prepares to launch its initial product later in the year. Hamm and Gallanter join Confluence founder Nilesh Shah, Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. president and COO David Roberson, Redpoint Ventures general partner Allen Beasley, and New Enterprise Associates (NEA NEA abbr. 1. National Education Association 2. National Endowment for the Arts NEA (US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband für das Erziehungswesen ) general partner Robert Coneybeer on the Confluence board of directors. About John Hamm Hamm specializes in Internet software and hardware infrastructure, storage systems and servers in his position at Redpoint. Prior to joining Redpoint, Hamm was managing director at Internet Capital Group, a leading B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business venture capital and operating company, where he provided management and leadership consulting to the ICG ICG indocyanine green. portfolio. Before that, Hamm served as 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 Whistle Communications, a leader in networked Internet appliances acquired by 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) , and as an executive vice president and general manager of Adaptec's Advanced Storage Products business unit, where he grew the business over 400 percent to a $500 million annual run rate. In addition to Confluence, Hamm also serves or has served on the boards of Documentum, Ingrian Corporation, Brocade Communications and ConvergeNet Technologies. About Joanna Rees Gallanter Prior to founding VSP, Gallanter held several senior management positions, working with or for companies such as Groupe Danone, General Foods, Digital Equipment Corp., Texaco, Brown Forman and RJR Nabisco. Named a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute in 2002, a 2000 Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, and Entrepreneur of the Year Rising Star by the National Association of Women Business Owners The National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10. in 2000, Gallanter is frequently featured in the national press and as a speaker at industry conferences. In addition to Confluence Networks, Gallanter also serves on the boards of I-Vast, ShopTalk shop·talk n. 1. Talk or conversation concerning one's work or business. 2. The jargon used in a specific business or field. , Quinstreet, Sabrix and Quovera. About Confluence Networks Confluence Networks, a development stage, stealth mode company, is building the first of a new generation of systems that will enable customers to achieve the full promise of networked information storage. The company was founded in 2000 and will launch its initial product in 2002. Confluence is headquartered in Milpitas, and is on the web at www.confluencenetworks.com. |
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