I saw this news on ANY and got interested. My problem is that I don't use "cloud" and therefore its hard for me to see the potential. This Kelly guy has great resume.
David.
2013-07-16 07:40 MT - News Release
Mr. Peter Tassiopoulos reports
SPHERE 3D APPOINTS ERIC KELLY AS CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR
Sphere 3D Corp. has appointed Eric L. Kelly, president and chief executive officer of Overland Storage Inc., as a director of the company and to serve in the capacity of chairman of the board.
Mr. Kelly is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, and possesses distinct operational, marketing and sales expertise. Mr. Kelly has served as chief executive officer of Overland Storage since January, 2009, its president since January, 2010, and a member of its board of directors since November, 2007. Previously, he was president of Silicon Valley Management Partners Inc., a management consulting and mergers and acquisitions advisory firm that he co-founded in 2007. Prior to Overland, Mr. Kelly also held the positions of vice-president and general manager of storage systems solutions at Adaptec Inc.; president and chief executive officer of Snap Appliance, which was acquired by Adaptec; president of the systems division at Maxtor Corp.; and had various prior executive-level roles with Dell Computer Corp., Diamond Multimedia, Conner Peripherals and IBM. In March, 2013, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank appointed Mr. Kelly to the 2013 U.S. Department of Commerce manufacturing council, where he currently serves as vice-chairman of the subcommittee on work force and public perception of manufacturing. Mr. Kelly possesses an MBA from San Francisco State University and a BS in business from San Jose State University.
"We are fortunate that Eric has agreed to join the board, and look forward to his guidance and stewardship as chairman. His extensive start-up and operating experience will be of considerable value to Sphere 3D as the company continues to introduce its technology to the marketplace," said Peter Tassiopoulos, chief executive officer of Sphere 3D.
The company, its management and board of directors would like to thank Jason Meretsky for his dedication and service as chairman. Mr. Meretsky will continue as a director of the company. Following the appointment of Mr. Kelly, the board of directors of Sphere 3D will consist of the following six directors: Peter Ashkin, Mario Biasini, Glenn Bowman, Eric Kelly, Jason Meretsky and John Morelli. |
