sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Sun Announces Management & Organizational Changes SunFLASH Vol 62 #18 February 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62.18 Sun Announces Management & Organizational Changes Dr. Eric Schmidt now Chief Technology Officer Chet Silvestri now president of STB STE now report to Ed Zander, SunSoft president CFO Kevin Melia to Move to the East Coast Michael Lehman to be Named Chief Financial Officer (191 lines) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- February 15, 1994 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Eric Schmidt to the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Schmidt will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of Sun's core and emerging technologies. In addition, Sun Technology Enterprises (STE) will report to Ed Zander, who will continue as president of SunSoft, which develops Sun's 32-bit, networked-based software environment, Solaris(R). STE is a collection of businesses developing middleware software such as development tools, networking, PC interoperability and printing for the Solaris environment. And finally, Sun announced that Chet Silvestri has been appointed president of the company's SPARC(R) Technology Business. Schmidt, Zander and Silvestri will report to Scott McNealy, chairman and chief executive officer, in their new and expanded roles. Commenting on the announcement McNealy said, "These changes bring increased focus and strength to Sun's executive management team and organizational structure. The role of the Chief Technology Officer is of critical importance to Sun. In today's fast-paced competitive environment, it is essential that we identify emerging technologies early. Eric is perfect for that job. He will be working with all engineering and technology groups to maintain Sun's technological edge." McNealy continued, "Under Ed's guidance, SunSoft and Solaris have made Sun a software industry leader. I am confident that having STE report to Ed will further strengthen that position by placing all of Sun's software products under the control of one of my top executives." STE will begin reporting to Zander immediately. Schmidt joined Sun in 1983 and has held a variety of software and hardware management positions with the company. He was appointed president of STE in February of 1991. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an M.S. in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to joining Sun he was a member of the research staff at Computer Science Lab at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Zander joined Sun in October 1987 as vice president of corporate marketing. In 1991, he was named president of SunSoft where he has total responsibility for all aspects of SunSoft's business operations, including product research and development, marketing, sales and manufacturing. Zander earned a B.S.E.E from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and an M.B.A. from Boston University. As president of the company's SPARC Technology Business, Silvestri will be responsible for managing all aspects of SPARC microprocessors and related semiconductor technologies. SPARC is the industry's leading RISC microprocessor, outshipping all other RISC components combined. More than 1 million SPARC chips have been shipped, and, according to IDC, SPARC holds 57.2 percent of the worldwide market for RISC processors. Silvestri joined Sun in August of 1992 as vice president of SPARC Technology Sales. Before joining Sun, Silvestri was vice president and general manager of Technology Products Group for Silicon Graphics, Inc. He previously held a number of marketing and management positions with MIPS Computer Systems. McNealy said, "SPARC is a core competency for Sun. We have demonstrated world-class leadership in this important area. Chet's experience and leadership will help us continue to push the technology and our market position." Silvestri holds a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Harvard. Sun Microsystems, Inc., is an integrated portfolio of businesses that supply distributed computing technologies, products and services. Its innovative open client-server computing solutions include networked workstations and multiprocessing servers, operating system software, silicon designs and other value-added technologies. Founded in 1982, Sun is a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Mountain View, California. # # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Sun Microsystems' CFO Kevin Melia to Move to the East Coast Michael Lehman to be Named Chief Financial Officer Effective March 1st MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - January 18, 1994 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that chief financial officer Kevin Melia and his are family are relocating to the East Coast for personal reasons. As a result, Melia will transition out his current position as CFO. He will be replaced in that capacity by Michael Lehman, who currently serves as vice president and corporate controller for Sun. Lehman's appointment becomes effective on March 1. Commenting on the decision, chief executive officer Scott McNealy said, "Kevin and I are currently evaluating a number of opportunities for him to lead while living on the East Coast. With Kevin's assistance we will soon appoint Mike Lehman, who brings 20 years of experience in financial management and has served as a key member of Kevin's team. We are confident that he will continue the tremendous work Kevin has accomplished as CFO." Michael Lehman joined Sun in August 1987 and has served as vice president and corporate controller since June 1990. In this role he has been responsible for all public financial reporting, outlook, financial planning and all financial systems. Additionally, he has been responsible for managing the finance function on a worldwide basis. In his six-year tenure at Sun, Lehman has held a variety of financial positions both at corporate headquarters and internationally. Before joining Sun, Lehman was a senior manager for Price Waterhouse's San Francisco office. Additionally, the company announced that Melia will continue to serve as acting president of Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) until a permanent president has been named. He will also continue to serve as a member of the company's executive management group. After 17 years at Digital Equipment Corporation, in a number of senior financial and operational roles, Melia joined Sun in 1989 as vice president of Worldwide Operations. He was named chief financial officer in 1991. He also serves as the company's chief quality officer and acting president of Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. Melia commented on the changes, "This was a very difficult decision for me and my family but we feel the timing for this decision is opportune for both my family and Sun. By working closely with Scott and the rest of the Sun management team we have made significant progress in improving the company's operational and financial structures. Our asset management and our excellent balance sheet, our purchasing systems demand supply process and our outstanding cash position have given management the flexibility to compete in a fast-paced and constantly challenging market and are testament to the skills of employees and management at Sun," Melia said. "But my family and I have concluded that this is a good time for us to move to the East Coast." "Kevin created a strong financial and legal organization and instituted effective business reporting systems throughout our worldwide organization," said McNealy. "He is recognized both within Sun and outside the company for the globalization of Sun's manufacturing organization to support an international customer base. He was also responsible for introducing the concepts of short cycle times and total cost of ownership which resulted in outstanding quality, customer delivery, aggressive cost and high inventory turns. I look forward to Kevin's continued contributions to Sun in the future," McNealy concluded. (c) 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, the Sun logo, and Sun Microsystems are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. ********************************************************************** For information about SunFlash send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. Archives are on draco.nova.edu, ftp.uu.net, sunsite.unc.edu, src.doc.ic.ac.uk and ftp.adelaide.edu.au For last month's digest, send email to flashadm@sun.com with a Subject line of 61.00 For Gopher and WAIS access: sunsite.unc.edu. 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