Lindon, UT — (press release) — Lineo today named Bob Waldie as Chief Operations Officer. Effective immediately, Waldie will be accountable for many of Lineo's day-to-day operations. Waldie comes to Lineo from Moreton Bay, based in Brisbane, Australia, where he was founder and CEO. Moreton Bay was acquired by Lineo in May. Though Lineo has an office in Brisbane, Waldie and his family will move to Utah where Lineo's corporate headquarters are located.

“Bob's tenacious business approach and deep experience in this market as well as his strong leadership style will help Lineo continue as a leader in the embedded market,” said Bryan Sparks, CEO of Lineo, Inc. “We are dedicated to providing OEMs with the premier embedded Linux technology. With Bob at the head of Lineo operations, we are able to pursue this goal more aggressively than ever before.”

“When Lineo began researching acquisition possibilities, our aim was to bring in teams with high levels of talent and key technologies,” Sparks said. “Bob is just one example of the high quality of employees that come from the companies we acquired. The integration process of these companies continues to proceed and employees are being utilized in positions where their skills and talents can be maximized.”

About Bob Waldie

Bob Waldie comes to Lineo from Australia where he has nearly 25 years of experience in the computer and technology field. Most recently, he worked for Moreton Bay Ventures Pty Ltd, a technology enterprise he founded
in 1996. Located in Brisbane, Australia, Moreton Bay developed Internet connectivity, remote access and messaging products and technologies based on Linux. In May 2000, Moreton Bay merged with Lineo, becoming the Lineo Integrated Products group.

Prior to his responsibilities at Moreton Bay, Waldie founded Stallion Technologies where he served as the managing director for 10 years. Stallion Technologies specialized in the design, manufacturing and sales of network remote connectivity hardware for the PC server marketplace. During this time period, the company grew to have over US $14 million in revenue. Under Waldie's direction, Stallion became one of Australia's “Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies” in 1994.

 
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