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MAYNARD, MA--(Marketwire - December 1, 2009) - Stratus
Technologies, Inc. today announced the appointment of Roy T. Sanford as
chief marketing officer, a new position at the company.
Stratus is consolidating responsibility for worldwide marketing, product
management, and business development under Sanford's direction, unifying
all roles that drive go-to-market strategies and execution under singular
leadership. Sanford will report to David J. Laurello, Stratus president and
CEO.
"Stratus is fortunate to have the benefit of Roy's astute abilities to
discern promising market opportunities, marshal the resources to fully
leverage those opportunities, and build growing and profitable businesses,"
said Laurello.
Sanford's experience in high technology reflects consistent career growth
through a variety of roles including sales, marketing, product management,
business development, strategic alliances, and general management,
involving both hardware and software application solutions. Prior to coming
to Stratus, he held a number of senior executive positions during his 14
years at EMC Corporation, most recently as vice president coordinating the
company's entry into the software-as-as-service (SaaS) business. Prior to
EMC he ran worldwide marketing and alliances with then start-up ON
Technology, and has held leadership roles at Bull HN and Data General.
Sanford was awarded a master's degree in business administration from the
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a master of science degree in
operations research from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor of
science degree in applied mathematics from Drexel University. He resides in
Sudbury, Massachusetts.
About Stratus Technologies
Stratus Technologies focuses exclusively on helping its customers keep
critical business operations online without interruption. Business
continuity requires resiliency and superior availability throughout the IT
infrastructure, including virtual environments. Stratus delivers a range of
solutions that includes software-based high availability, fault-tolerant
servers, availability consulting and assessment, and remote systems
management services. Based on its 29 years of expertise in product and
services technology for total availability, Stratus is a trusted solutions
provider to customers in manufacturing, health care, financial services,
public safety, transportation & logistics, and other industries. For more
information, visit www.stratus.com.
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