March 15, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Open source software developer Red Hat Inc. (redhat.com) announced on Tuesday that it had appointed Timothy Yeaton its senior vice president of marketing.
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Yeaton joins Red Hat from Avaki Corporation where he held the positions of president and CEO. He has over 20 years of management experience at companies such as Macromedia and Compaq. At Red Hat, Yeaton will head up worldwide marketing functions including partner, product and programs marketing and communications.
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“Joining Red Hat is a rare opportunity in this industry to help drive the vision of a company that is well on its way to becoming the defining technology company of the 21st century,” says Tim Yeaton. “Having been deeply involved with the needs of enterprise for several years, I am excited to join Red Hat to help build the brand and the established reputation of delivering value to customers via the open source model.”
