MontaVista has hired former Cobalt Networks Vice President of Marketing Kelly Herrell as the company's new senior vice president of strategic operations. In this role, Mr. Herrell will guide corporate business strategy and “operationalize” growth opportunities, according to MontaVista.

Prior to joining MontaVista, Herrell was a senior executive at Cobalt Networks. Cobalt marketed server appliances running embedded Linux before being acquired by Sun Microsystems in September, 2000. Herrell has also worked at CacheFlow (BCSI), Oracle, and AT&T Global Information Solutions. He graduated from Cornell University with a master's degree in Business Administration (MBA).

“Kelly has proven abilities to identify market opportunities for disruptive technologies,” said Jim Ready, CEO and president, MontaVista Software. “He has an impressive track record and we are eager to tap into his vision and expertise as our company continues to grow.”

“As a company, MontaVista has demonstrated two important proof-points that I believe will propel its growth,” said Herrell. “While MontaVista Linux is already proven as an alternative to the proprietary system software used in the traditional embedded systems market, it also addresses a larger market – specifically, networked devices. These devices, ranging from carrier-grade core network equipment to consumer-grade devices on the network edge, represent tremendous growth potential in the market for embedded system software. I look forward to helping MontaVista capitalize on these opportunities, and am delighted to be part of the team.”

 
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