Andreoli joins Sun, reporting to Don Grantham, executive vice president, Global Sales and Services, with more than 25 years of technology, sales and leadership experience having most recently served as CEO of cc-hubwoo, the leading global provider in “source-to-pay” electronic solutions and supplier network management. His experience spans a variety of markets including consumer electronics, semiconductors, data storage, networking, IP communications, IT/data center services, software as a service and IP community networks. Prior to joining cc-hubwoo he was president and CEO at Xiotech. His career includes 14 years at Texas Instruments where he most recently served as corporate vice president and general manager of EMEA and nearly five years at StorageTek where he served as corporate vice president and general manager of International Operations. He also served in executive leadership roles at Verio (NTT Group) as president and COO and at McData Corporation (now Brocade) as EVP of Worldwide Sales and Services.

“Throughout his career, Alain has consistently delivered superior business results and I'm confident he'll do the same at Sun. Alain's strong sales track-record and customer service experience is second to none. As we continue to execute on our plan for sustained growth and profitability, Alain's extensive sales leadership and proven ability to deliver superior value to customers and partners will be a huge asset," said Don Grantham, executive vice president, Sun Global Sales and Services.

Andreoli earned a business degree from CERAM in France and participated in the MBA program at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He begins his new role at Sun on January 7, 2008 and will be based in London.

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