Woven Appoints Thermond

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Woven SystemsTM, Inc., the leading innovator of 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric solutions, announced today that Jeff Thermond has been appointed president and chief executive officer and joins the companys board of directors. Thermond succeeds Harry Quackenboss, who will continue to be an active supporter of Woven Systems as well as an interested stockholder.

“Jeff’s demonstrated track record of successes in executive management, sales and marketing over the past three decades coupled with his knowledge of the global broadband and data center networking markets makes him the ideal person to move us to the next stage of growth,” said Harry Quackenboss. “His experience as a CEO and leader in growing and managing large organizations and driving them to consistent financial growth and profitability is a testament of what is to come for Woven Systems. As one of Woven's long-term advisors, Jeff has impressed us with his experience, his understanding of technology and his grasp and enthusiasm for what Woven is doing."

“Woven Systems is changing the paradigm of standards-based, high performance Ethernet fabric technologies for the data center, and I am excited to be on-board to help expand the company’s reach into new market frontiers,” added Thermond. “I look forward to working closely with the Board of Directors and the team at Woven Systems to help our customers scale their data centers efficiently and cost effectively.” Woven Systems Inc.