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KEVIN MELIA JOINS VETTE CORP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SEASONED HIGH TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE TO BECOME CHAIRMAN
Portsmouth, NH (USA) June 25, 2009 - Vette
Corp, a leading global provider of thermal management solutions, announced
today that Kevin Melia has joined Vette's board of directors as its
Non-executive Chairman. Mr. Melia has extensive experience in leading
rapidly growing, global high-tech companies at both the executive
and board levels.
Vette Corp specializes in solving the thermal and energy challenges
facing IT equipment manufacturers and data center owners at the component
and system levels. In addition, Vette delivers best-in-class cooling
solutions and services for mid to high-density server, storage, and
communications equipment deployments, designed to significantly improve
efficiency and lower cost.
"Vette has a compelling value proposition that it is bringing
to the data center and communications services markets. Driving down
energy costs, providing significant increases in IT efficiency and
reducing carbon footprint are all critical issues in today's
environment of growing demands and skyrocketing energy costs,"
said Mr. Melia. "I am excited to be joining the Board of a company
that is using its thermal solutions to bring significant value to
its customers.
Mr. Melia has extensive experience as Chairman of both public and
private boards and has worked with both private equity and Wall Street
in raising capital; he has taken companies public on the New York,
London, and Dublin stock exchanges. Currently, he is a member of the
Boards of Radisys Corporation, Analogic Corporation, Greatbatch Corp,
DCC PLC, and C&S Wholesale Grocers, the twelfth largest private
company in the U.S. His prior experience includes co-founding Manufacturers'
Services Ltd. in 1994, where he served as its Chairman and CEO. Under
his leadership, MLS grew to be the sixth largest EMS firm worldwide
and went public in 2000. Mr. Melia has also held several senior executive
positions at Sun Microsystems including Chief Financial Officer, Executive
VP of Operations and President of Sun Microsystems Computer Company.
Mr. Melia began his career at Digital Equipment Corp. where over a
seventeen year career he held a number of senior operational positions,
his final position as Corporate Vice President of Supply Chain Management.
Mr. Melia is a Chartered Accountant (FCMA) of the U.K. and Ireland,
and holds a JDIPMA from Accounting Institutes of U.K. and Ireland.
"Kevin brings an impressive track record of success to Vette. His
entrepreneurial history in building an early stage business into a
successful large-scale public company, combined with his leadership
in operational and strategic areas, will prove invaluable to Vette
as we expand our presence in the market," said George Dannecker, CEO
and president.
"With the addition of Mr. Melia, Vette's
board of directors now includes an impressive breadth of talent and
experience to help Vette take a leadership position as a green IT
company in the thermal solutions space," continued Mr. Dannecker.
Vette's board of directors includes,
- Kevin Melia, Non-executive Chairman
- Bill Zeitler - Former senior vice president and group executive
of IBM Systems and Technology Group
- Phil Koen - CEO, Savvis, Inc.
- Doug Mook - Founder and president, The Aptec Group
- Dave Furneaux - Founder and managing partner, Kodiak Venture
Partners
- John Simon - Managing director, General Catalyst Partners
- George Dannecker - CEO, Vette Corp
About Vette Corp
Vette Corp is a global thermal management solutions provider
specializing in solving thermal challenges for sustainable data center
and communications services facilities, as well as for OEM’s
of computer, communications and industrial electronic equipment. Vette
Corp is privately held and headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
USA. For additional information about Vette Corp, please visit www.vettecorp.com
or contact Vette at +1 603.570.3480.
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