D. Patrick Linehan

Who is D. Patrick Linehan?

D. Patrick Linehan (Pat) is the senior vice president of worldwide sales. Under

his leadership, the company continues to build on its "Follow the Sun" strategy

to provide customers with 24x7, world-class technical service and support.

Linehan also has served as senior vice president of Global Customer Satisfaction

at Network Appliance. During his tenure, he supported Global Support Centers,

Professional and Educational Services, E-service Support, Marketing Services,

and RAS Support Worldwide. Linehan's demonstrated leadership spans

international, high-technology companies in software and hardware development,

networking, and telecommunications. He brings extensive senior management and

leadership experience from a broad range of companies. Prior to joining

Network Appliance, Linehan was senior vice president for NetManage, Inc., and

CEO of NetSoft, Inc., acquired by NetManage. In addition, he held CEO positions

at Miralink, Corp., StarBase Corp., and Castelle, Inc., and was senior vice

president of Xerox's Desktop Software Division. Linehan also spent over 13 years

at IBM Corp., where he held various sales, marketing, and international

management positions. Linehan holds a BA in business administration from

the University of Washington.