Cabletron Promotes Tom Gleason to Vice President, Americas Sales - Company Operations

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Sept 20, 1999

Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of enterprise and service provider networking solutions, Monday announced the appointment of Tom Gleason as vice president of sales for the Americas.

The company also announced that Carl Boisvert, the company's previous head of sales, is leaving to pursue other opportunities.

"Carl Boisvert has made important contributions to Cabletron, including bringing structure to our sales organization that will serve us well as we expand our leadership in key markets," said Piyush Patel, Cabletron's president, CEO and chairman.

Patel continued, "I am extremely pleased to welcome Tom Gleason to our senior management team. Tom's in-depth knowledge of the networking industry, as well as his proven ability to manage the needs of a high-end customer base will serve us well in the coming quarters. We feel Tom is uniquely suited to more closely align our sales activities with the dynamics of the industry, as we make aggressive moves to expand our leadership in emerging markets. Tom's charter is to further expand on the success of our existing sales model."

Gleason is a nine-year Cabletron veteran. In his most recent position with Cabletron, Gleason was Regional Vice President for North Central, Cabletron's largest sales region in the United States. He has held a number of sales management positions within the company, including regional sales management positions responsible for the Midwest and Canada. In addition, he served as director of European sales operations for three years, where he was instrumental in migrating Cabletron's European operations to an indirect sales model. Prior to joining Cabletron, Gleason work for IBM for four and a half years involved in network systems and telecommunications equipment.

Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Global 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business communications specialist in the Internet economy. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a decade under the symbol CS, Cabletron is an S&P 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at http://www.cabletron.com