Red Hat Announces New Chairman and Board Of Directors Member

📅 April 11, 2002 - Red Hat, Inc., an open source and Linux provider, today announced that CEO Matthew Szulik has been named to the additional post of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Promoted from President to President and CEO in November 1999, Szulik joined Red Hat four years ago. Instrumental in the company's growth, he is responsible for Red Hat's (redhat.com) adoption of open source computing.

?Matthew is doing a tremendous job building Red Hat into a financially disciplined, profitable, competitive global corporation. Red Hat has created an internationally recognized brand standing for quality and engineering excellence in open source technologies,'' said Bob Young, former chairman of Red Hat, Inc.
As one of the founders of Red Hat, Young will continue his involvement as a member of the Board of Directors.
Red Hat additionally announced today that Marye Anne Fox, Ph.D., has joined its Board of Directors. A chemist who serves on the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Science and Engineering Public Policy, Fox also serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

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