Jan 8, 2003 : Red Hat Appoints Executive VP
📅 - Open source and Linux provider Red Hat Inc. (redhat.com) announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Tom Rabon as the company's executive vice president of corporate affairs.
Rabon, says Red Hat, brings more than 25 years of government and private sector experience to the position. He has worked with governments around the world, creating market opportunities in emerging markets like China and South America. Red Hat says Rabon will lead the company's government affairs and public policy initiatives.
"Building a great global corporation requires experience in building strategic partnerships with governments and their communities," says Matthew Szulik, chairman and CEO of Red Hat. "Tom's international experience and leadership skills add significant depth to the Red Hat management team."
Before joining Red Hat, Rabon spent six years as vice president of global government affairs at Lucent, where he led a team of government professionals in the US and other countries, who represented the company with all local, state, federal and international government. Before that, he spent 13 years as a state vice president of law and government affairs at AT&T, and was a member of the North Carolina State Legislature.
Rabon, says Red Hat, brings more than 25 years of government and private sector experience to the position. He has worked with governments around the world, creating market opportunities in emerging markets like China and South America. Red Hat says Rabon will lead the company's government affairs and public policy initiatives.
"Building a great global corporation requires experience in building strategic partnerships with governments and their communities," says Matthew Szulik, chairman and CEO of Red Hat. "Tom's international experience and leadership skills add significant depth to the Red Hat management team."
Before joining Red Hat, Rabon spent six years as vice president of global government affairs at Lucent, where he led a team of government professionals in the US and other countries, who represented the company with all local, state, federal and international government. Before that, he spent 13 years as a state vice president of law and government affairs at AT&T, and was a member of the North Carolina State Legislature.
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