Industry Veteran Harold Lehon Appointed Executive Vice President and
General Manager of the Storage Infrastructure Division
HAVANT, England, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq:
XRTX), a leading supplier of enterprise-class data storage subsystems and
storage process technology, today announced it has strengthened its
executive team with the appointment of industry veteran, Harold Lehon, as
executive vice president and general manager for the Storage Infrastructure
Division. In this role, he will lead the company's Storage Infrastructure
Division strategy, specifically in maintaining and expanding the current
customer base as well as expanding the division's reach into other markets.
Lehon brings more than 25 years of relevant industry and executive
experience to his new position at Xyratex. His extensive career includes
leadership positions in sales management, supply-chain management,
marketing, and business development. Prior to joining Xyratex, Lehon served
as the general manager of a strategic business unit within KLA-Tencor.
Earlier in his career, Lehon held a number of increasingly responsible
positions at E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Inc. and DuPont Photomasks,
Inc. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson
University.
"We are extremely pleased to have someone of Harold's caliber join our
executive team," said Steve Barber, chief executive officer of Xyratex.
"His general management and business development experience in other
industries is perfectly aligned with our current strategy at Xyratex. In
addition, he has an extremely customer-focused approach that will greatly
benefit our customers and his empowering leadership style will greatly
benefit our employees."
About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise-class data storage
subsystems and storage process technology. The company designs and
manufactures enabling technology that provides OEM and disk drive
manufacturers with data storage products to support high-performance
storage and data communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years of
experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage
systems, and high-speed communication protocols.
Founded in 1994 in a management buy-out from IBM, and with headquarters
in the UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational
facilities in Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. For more
information, visit Xyratex's web site at http://www.xyratex.com.
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