Extreme Networks, a provider of ethernet network infrastructure, has appointed Oscar Rodriguez, as the new president and chief executive officer.
Rodriguez’s appointment will become effective on August 23, 2010. Bob Corey, chief financial officer and acting president & CEO, will continue in his role as CFO.
Rodriguez will join Extreme Networks after more than 20 years in sales, marketing and leadership roles with some of the premier voice, video, data and related telecommunications companies.
Rodriguez is currently CEO of Movius Interactive, a provider of messaging, collaboration and mobile media offerings for service providers. Before joining Movius, Rodriguez was chief marketing officer for Alcatel-Lucent’s enterprise business group. He also worked as CEO and president of Riverstone Networks. Rodriguez also was Nortel Networks’ president of both the enterprise solutions division and the Intelligent Internet division.
Gordon Stitt, chairman of the board of directors, said: "Oscar joins Extreme Networks with exactly the right technology marketing and leadership experience. We need someone with his background and relationships to help us explore new avenues to accelerate growth for Extreme Networks."
Rodriguez is a member of the board of EXAR, a semiconductor company in Silicon Valley. He also sits on the Dean’s board of advisors for the College of Engineering at the University of Central Florida.
