3Com Corporation today announced that its management structure has undergone changes to reflect its renewed focus on the enterprise networking market. The changes in management structure include:
* Dennis Connors, president of its recently divested CommWorks Corporation, has been named as 3Com`s executive vice-president of operations. Connors has been with the company for over three years and previously served as president of 3Com`s Connectivity division as well as its CommWorks subsidiary. Connors will remain president of CommWorks Corporation until the closing of the asset sale to UTStarcom, announced 4 March 2003.
* Mark Slaven, senior vice-president of finance and chief financial officer has been promoted to executive vice-president and chief financial officer. Slaven has been with 3Com for more than five years. Prior to becoming 3Com`s CFO, Slaven was vice-president of treasury, tax, trade and investor relations.
* 3Com will recruit an executive vice-president, sales. This person will be responsible for leading 3Com`s customer facing activities including the management of pathways to market including both indirect and direct selling. Until this position is filled, Bruce Claflin will serve as the interim executive vice-president of sales.
Another recent landmark denoting 3Com`s complete focus on the enterprise networking market is the company`s pending divestiture of its CommWorks subsidiary, which focused on servicing telecommunications service providers.
"Going forward, everything we do at 3Com, including the organisational structure we create, will support the vision of being the leading networking company of the future," said Claflin. "Our new structure and the leaders chosen for these roles are put in place to ensure that 3Com will be a tier-one supplier, offering a complete line of innovative, feature-rich products and solutions that excel at a low cost of ownership."
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