Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:05:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Peigi Cleminshaw <peigi@suse.com>
To: oakland@suse.com
Subject: [press] PRESS RELEASE: SuSE US Management Team to Grow Services & Market


SuSE US Management Team to Grow Services, Increase Market Share

US Sales up 350% in 1999

Oakland, CA - 25 January - After exceeding its revenue goals for 1999,
SuSE Linux AG restructured and appointed new members to its U.S.
management team to respond to and encourage the increased demand for SuSE
Linux products and services in North America.

The new management team indicates SuSE's strategic focus on marketing
communication and support in U.S. software sales and services and is in
keeping with the recent expansion of the SuSE board of directors (13 Jan
'00). The U.S. management team now includes Dirk Hohndel, Chief Technology
Officer (worldwide); Stefan Wintermeyer, Director of Worldwide Support;
Chris N. Simmons, VP, Marketing and Sales; and Jan Fuxell, Director of
U.S. Operations.

"This team was selected specifically to ensure our continued success in
the USA," said Roland Dyroff, CEO of SuSE Linux AG. "Their mission is to
continue to demonstrate our presence and technical superiority in this
critical market."

"We will be increasing the capacity of our U.S. technical support and
professional service staff and, of course, expanding our marketing and
sales activities," said Stefan Wintermeyer.  Wintermeyer has been leading
SuSE's high quality technical support operations is responsible for the
1999 expansion to 7 sales support and distribution centers for SuSE
worldwide, including the recently announced center in Bremen, Germany (17
Jan '00).

Marc Torres, who led the U.S. operations for the past year, is leaving to
pursue new challenges. During Torres' tenure, he grew the U.S.
organization 200% and achieved a 350% U.S. sales increase.

Dirk Hohndel said "Because of Marc's contributions to the development of
our U.S. subsidiary, as well as his speaking engagements and participation
in developer conferences, SuSE elevated its presence within the U.S.
market and demonstrated our technical superiority. We wish him the best in
his future endeavors and look forward to his continuing contributions to
the growth of Linux."

Hohndel has been VP of Strategic Development until his recent appointment
as CTO.  He has a strong background in IT consulting and has been leading
SuSE's consulting unit in Frankfurt. His previous enterprise sector
experience includes AIB Software Corporation, PLATINUM Technology, and
Deutsche Bank. Hohndel is Vice President of the XFree86 project, a
technical milestone for Linux development.

Chris N. Simmons, who has been leading SuSE U.S. marketing for the past
year, has 17 years of high tech industry experience in both Asia and North
America in the areas of management, international business, and marketing.
She holds an MBA in International Business & Marketing.

Jan Fuxell, who has been with SuSE U.S. since its inception, has been an
integral part of its operation, responsible for financial management,
legal, and human resource management. He holds an MBA in Marketing.

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Contact:

US Office:

Chris N. Simmons
chris@suse.com
SuSE Inc.
580 Second St., Suite 210
Oakland, CA 94607
T: 510-628-3380
F: 510-628-3381


European Headquarters:

Christian Egle
ce@suse.de
SuSE GmbH
Schanzaeckerstr. 10
90443 Nuernberg
T: +49-(0)911-7405344
F: +49-(0)911-7417755