BakBone Adds Technology Leader and Industry Veteran Ian Bonner to Board of Directors
04 Agosto 2004 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
BakBone Adds Technology Leader and Industry Veteran Ian Bonner to
Board of Directors SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
BakBone Software, Inc., (TSX: BKB; OTC Bulletin Board: BKBOF), a
global provider of data protection software, today announced that
Ian Bonner, former president and CEO of Sistina Software, has been
nominated to its Board of Directors pending approval at BakBone's
Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for Thursday, August 19,
2004. Bonner will fill one of the Board seats to be elected by the
holders of the Preferred Shares, currently held by J. Stephan
Dolezalek, a managing director for VantagePoint Venture Partners,
who will not stand for reelection. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SDBAKLOGO) "BakBone is
pleased to welcome Ian as its newest member of the Board," said
Keith Rickard, president and CEO for BakBone. "Ian's leadership and
technology expertise as a successful CEO, as well as his proven
track record of developing and growing storage industry-related
businesses, will be instrumental in helping the Company reach its
next levels of success. We also want to thank Stephan Dolezalek for
his significant contributions to the Board during the past year."
Bonner's technology career spans a number of years and includes his
position as president and CEO for Terraspring Software, a privately
held developer of infrastructure automation software which was
acquired by Sun Microsystems, and most recently, as president and
CEO of Sistina Software which was acquired by Red Hat, Inc. in
December 2003. Bonner also held various senior management positions
at IBM and participated in the internal development and acquisition
of Lotus Notes and Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM's storage management
and archiving software. "I am very excited to join BakBone's Board
as the Company embarks on the next chapter in its corporate
history," commented Ian Bonner. "BakBone has exhibited substantial
growth over the past four years and I look forward to being a part
of the Company's promising future." In addition, Bonner currently
serves on the Boards of Directors for Island Pacific Software
(AMEX:IPI) and Commtouch Software, Ltd., (NASDAQ:CTCHC) and
privately held ADUVA, a developer of system deployment and
management automation tools for complex Linux server environments.
Bonner received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of
Witwatersrand and his Post- Graduate Marketing and Advanced Diploma
from the University of South Africa. "BakBone is expanding its
value proposition and market presence and it is crucial that we
build a Board infrastructure necessary to support our continued
growth in the data protection space," continued Rickard. "Ian will
play an important role on our Board in providing guidance and
counsel regarding the Company's future direction and corporate
strategy." About BakBone Software BakBone Software is a leading
international data protection software provider that develops and
distributes data backup, restore, and disaster recovery software
for network storage and open-systems environments. BakBone delivers
scalable solutions that address the complex demands of large
enterprise environments, as well as small to medium sized
businesses. Founded in 2000, BakBone products are used by Fortune
1000 corporations and domestic and international government
entities. Distributed through a select global network of OEM
partners, resellers and solution providers, interested companies
can learn more information about BakBone's products and services at
http://www.bakbone.com/ or email . BakBone, BakBone Software,
NetVault, and the BakBone logo are all trademarks or registered
trademarks of BakBone Software, Inc., in the United States and/or
other countries. All other brands, products or service names are or
may be trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of, and
used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.
For more information: Karen Silva, Director of Investor Relations
of BakBone Software, Inc., +1-858-795-7525, .
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