Extreme Networks Appoints David Hume as Chief Information Officer

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR), a leader in high performance networking, today announced the appointment of David Hume to the position of chief information officer (CIO). As CIO, Hume is responsible for the company's global IT strategy.

Hume has over 20 years experience in the technology industry including successful tenures at Lenovo and IBM, where he was instrumental in IBM's divestiture project following the sale of its PC division to Lenovo - separating the business, accelerating the organizational integration, simplifying the business and IT designs, while building Lenovo's new global IT design. Hume also served as a global delivery executive for Lenovo overseeing the deployment of its strategic design and served as the key interface between IT, global application and infrastructure design, and business teams. More recently he was involved in the Lenovo acquisition of IBM's low-end server business.  

"David's breadth of industry experience includes technology design and implementation, establishing business processes and managing thousands of employees globally," said Frank Blohm, executive vice president of operations and IT at Extreme Networks. "His unique leadership skills and many accomplishments make him a perfect fit for Extreme Networks."

"I look forward to joining Extreme Networks as the company cultivates innovative technologies internally and for its customers," said Hume.  "Joining a team that is ready to set the pace and build a global network leader makes for an exciting opportunity."   

About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) is setting a new standard for superior customer experience by delivering network-powered innovation and market leading service and support. The company delivers high-performance switching and routing products for data center and core-to-edge networks, wired/wireless LAN access, and unified network management and control. Our award-winning solutions include software-defined networking (SDN), cloud and high-density Wi-Fi, BYOD and enterprise mobility, identity access management and security. Extreme Networks is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has more than 12,000 customers in over 80 countries. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.extremenetworks.com.

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