• Press releases
  • Red Hat Expands Board of Directors, Strengthens Development Group with...

Red Hat Expands Board of Directors, Strengthens Development Group with Industry Veterans

Kevin Harvey and Walter McCormack to Help Market Leader Red Hat Continue Expansion of its Open Source Products and Services for Enterprises Worldwide

DURHAM - —

Red Hat®, Inc., (NASDAQ: RHAT), a leading developer and provider of open source solutions, today announced that Kevin Harvey, General Partner of Benchmark, has joined the Red Hat Board of Directors and Walter McCormack has joined the company as head of Corporate Development.

Harvey brings more than 15 years of emerging technology company experience and vast knowledge of the computer industry to Red Hat. As a founding partner of Benchmark in 1995, Harvey has been instrumental in helping talented entrepreneurs build major technology enterprises focused on long-term growth. An early evangelist of Open Source development, Harvey also has invested in Collab.Net, developer of sourceXchange, a dynamic marketplace for the funding of Open Source software projects, and holds board seats with leading companies such as Ashford.com (ASFD), Broadbase Software (BBSW) and Critical Path (CPTH).

McCormack joins Red Hat from Goldman Sachs where he was in the High Tech Investment Banking group. McCormack brings a strong background in investing, advisory and financing services to Red Hat. As head of Corporate Development at Red Hat, McCormack is responsible for identifying and executing mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships and investment and joint ventures.

"Kevin Harvey and Walter McCormack bring vast experience in emerging technologies and rapidly-growing companies to the Red Hat team," said Matthew Szulik, president, Red Hat, Inc. "Their knowledge and insight will be instrumental in helping Red Hat quickly expand its product and service offerings with strategic partnerships and acquisitions designed to accelerate enterprise adoption of Linux worldwide."

For More Information:
Bryan Scanlon or Dan Ring
Schwartz Communications for Red Hat
Phone: (781) 684-0770
redhat@schwartz-pr.com

About Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat, the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with satellite offices spanning the globe. Red Hat is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by making high quality, low cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides operating system software along with middleware, applications and management solutions. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red Hat's open source strategy offers customers a long term plan for building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source technologies with focus on security and ease of management. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com

There is no default locale or translation available for this content.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this press release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release that are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, management's plans and objectives for future operations, and management's assessment of market factors, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, reliance upon strategic relationships, management of growth, the possibility of undetected software errors, the risks of economic downturns generally, and in Red Hat's industry specifically, the risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures, the viability of the Internet, and other risks detailed in Red Hat's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which may be accessed through the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • About Red Hat

  • Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.



  • Forward-Looking Statements

  • Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: risks related to delays or reductions in information technology spending; the effects of industry consolidation; the ability of the Company to compete effectively; the integration of acquisitions and the ability to market successfully acquired technologies and products; uncertainty and adverse results in litigation and related settlements; the inability to adequately protect Company intellectual property and the potential for infringement or breach of license claims of or relating to third party intellectual property; the ability to deliver and stimulate demand for new products and technological innovations on a timely basis; risks related to data and information security vulnerabilities; ineffective management of, and control over, the Company’s growth and international operations; fluctuations in exchange rates; and changes in and a dependence on key personnel, as well as other factors contained in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (copies of which may be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov), including those found therein under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations". In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic and political conditions, governmental and public policy changes and the impact of natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.