LinuxPR: Linuxcare Elects Prominent Technology Leaders to Its Board of Directors | Linux Today

LinuxPR: Linuxcare Elects Prominent Technology Leaders to Its Board of Directors

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 14, 1999

John L. Drew, executive vice president and chief executive
officer for NetCare Professional Services at Lucent Technologies,
and Ernest von Simson, senior partner of Ostriker von Simson, Inc.,
a consultancy firm, elected.

“Linuxcare, Inc., the premier provider of Linux services to the
Global 1000, recently elected John L. Drew, executive vice
president and chief executive officer for NetCare Professional
Services at Lucent Technologies, and Ernest von Simson, senior
partner of Ostriker von Simson, Inc., a consultancy firm, to its
Board of Directors.”

“John and Ernest are tremendous additions to our board,” said
Fernand Sarrat, CEO and President of Linuxcare, Inc. “They bring a
wealth of solid experience and knowledge in enterprise services as
well as in customer wants and needs, given their close
relationships with chief information officers. We’re delighted to
welcome them to Linuxcare’s Board of Directors.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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