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To: Baker who wrote (1688)	10/7/1998 11:21:00 AM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1820

Mylex Names Eric Herzog Vice President of Marketing FREMONT, CALIF. (Oct. 7) BUSINESS WIRE -Oct. 7, 1998--Mylex Corp., (Nasdaq:MYLX) the world's leading vendor of RAID controllers in the non-captive systems marketplace, today promoted Eric Herzog, 40, to vice president of marketing. Prior to the promotion, Herzog served as Mylex's senior director of market development. Herzog's promotion recognizes his success at directing numerous Mylex marketing initiatives during the last year. In his new position, Herzog will oversee Mylex's worldwide product management, product marketing, channel marketing, marketing communications and technical publication efforts. Herzog will report to Ron von Trapp, Mylex vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "Eric Herzog's leadership and vision have had a profoundly positive impact on Mylex," said Ron von Trapp. "With Eric's assistance, Mylex is now more customer-driven than ever. Going forward, Eric will be responsible for increasing Mylex brand awareness among corporate end-users, overseeing our expanded channel programs, and forming closer relationships with our OEM customers." "I'm pleased to take on this new responsibility," said Eric Herzog. "Mylex is well-positioned in the RAID controller market. We're number one in worldwide non-captive RAID controller sales and we have the industry's broadest, deepest and strongest product line. "Our award-winning product line ranges from the most cost-effective Ultra2 SCSI LVD PCI RAID controller to the latest in high-performance Fibre Channel technology for SAN, cluster and high data availability applications." Eric Herzog brings nearly 15 years of high-profile experience in the computer storage industry. Prior to joining Mylex in 1997 as senior director of market development, Herzog held vice president of marketing positions at Streamlogic, Big Software and FWB. Herzog has also held senior sales and marketing positions at Mass Microsystems, Storage Dimensions and Everex. Herzog holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in History from the University of California, Davis. Herzog and his family reside in Pleasanton, Calif. Mylex Offers Industry's Broadest Line of RAID Controllers.... <clip> ===================================================================== I thought they may hire someone from HP inorder to regain that business. Perhaps the preliminary sales numbers are ok as Herzog would have not been promoted if they came in short. EKS