Novell, Inc. announced that, its board of directors on October 31, promoted Ron Hovsepian, Executive Vice President and President, Global Field Operations, to President and Chief Operating Officer of Novell.
This promotion will further focus Novell's efforts on meeting the needs of customers on a global basis. Mr. Hovsepian will have direct worldwide responsibility for product development, marketing, and field operations, which includes sales, consulting and technical services.
Mr. Hovsepian, 44, joined Novell in June 2003 as President of North America, and has led global field operations since May 2005. Previously, Mr. Hovsepian held management and executive positions at IBM Corporation over a 17 year period, including worldwide General Manager of IBM's distribution industries, managing global hardware and software development, sales, marketing and services. Mr. Hovsepian also served as a MD of Internet Capital Group, a venture capital firm.
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