SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks,
Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR), a leader in high performance networking, today
announced that Allison Amadia, vice
president, general counsel and corporate secretary, has been
recognized in elite company as a finalist for the prestigious 2015
Corporate Counsel of the Year Award by the Silicon Valley Business
Journal and the San Francisco Business Times.
As an experienced technology counsel and legal executive, Amadia
has over 20 years of experience advising boards and senior
management in the Silicon Valley. As a key executive at Extreme
Networks, Amadia oversees the legal affairs of the company
consisting of over 1,600 employees worldwide. In her first twelve
months on the job, she successfully supported the Company through
the acquisition of Enterasys, was instrumental to the Company in
the integration of the two industry peer companies, assembled a new
high caliber legal team to support the new combined company and
instituted streamlined processes helping transform the company's
corporate culture to improve operational efficiencies and better
serve its customers worldwide.
"Allison and the entire executive team have shown tremendous
commitment toward building a renewed culture at Extreme Networks
and I am proud to have her recognized as one of the Bay Area's best
in her field," said Chuck Berger,
president and CEO for Extreme Networks.
"I am greatly honored to be included among such an elite group
of corporate counsels," said Amadia. "This recognition reflects
Extreme Networks' continued efforts to recruit the best talent, be
easy to do business with, and provide the best service to our
customers. I look forward to our continued progress."
The Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco
Business Times designed The Corporate Counsels of the Year Award to
recognize leading in-house counsel at some of the most successful
companies in the Bay Area. As part of this elite group, the
Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco Business
Times will profile the finalists in a special publication on
March 13, 2015.
Additional Resources:
- Silicon Valley Business Journal's Announcement: Corporate
Counsels
- Connect with Extreme via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn
and Google+
About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) is setting a new
standard for superior customer experience by delivering
network-powered innovation and market leading service and support.
The company delivers high-performance switching and routing
products for data center and core-to-edge networks, wired/wireless
LAN access, and unified network management and control. Our
award-winning solutions include software-defined networking (SDN),
cloud and high-density Wi-Fi, BYOD and enterprise mobility,
identity access management and security. Extreme
Networks is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has
more than 12,000 customers in over 80 countries. For more
information, visit the company's website
at http://www.extremenetworks.com.
Extreme Networks and the Extreme Networks logo are
either trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme
Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries. All other names are the property of their respective
owners.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters set forth in this press release, including without
limitation statements as to the features, performance, and benefits
of Extreme Networks products, are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such
statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use
of the product in different environments. We undertake no
obligation to update the forward-looking information in this
release. Other important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially are contained in the Company's 10-Qs and 10-Ks
that are on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. http://www.sec.gov.
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