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News Release from: Wind River Systems
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Team on 11 November 2003
Klein to take top role
Ken Klein is set to become President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Wind River Systems.
Ken Klein is set to become President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Wind River Systems Klein joined Wind River's board of directors on 24th July 2003 and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and board member of Mercury Interactive Corp
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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He brings more than 20 years of extensive leadership experience in the software industry to Wind River, and will assume his new positions on 5th January 2004.
As CEO, Klein plans to further extend Wind River's leadership position by expanding customer and partner initiatives, continuing to drive the market shift from in-house development to commercial software adoption and delivering innovative, leading-edge products.
Simultaneously, Klein will leverage his extensive operations expertise to drive increased efficiencies throughout the company.
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"Ken brings the vision, aggressive energy and operational expertise Wind River needs for our next stage of growth and evolution", stated Naren Gupta, interim CEO and Vice-Chairman of the board for Wind River.
"His leadership, proven track record and extensive experience building software companies made him the leading candidate in our search and the perfect fit for Wind River.
I am excited about turning the reigns over to Ken in January and look forward to the value he will bring to our customers, employees and shareholders".
"I have tremendous faith in Ken's proven abilities and believe he will do a great job leading Wind River through the next phase of the company's growth", stated Jerry Fiddler, Chairman and cofounder for Wind River.
"Continuing in my role as an active member of Wind River's board, I look forward to working closely with Ken to further Wind River's leadership position in the embedded industry".
Currently, Klein is serving as Chief Operating Officer and board member for Mercury Interactive Corp, where he has been instrumental in leading the company for more than 11 years.
During his tenure, Mercury grew from a startup company to more than $500 million in annualised revenue run rate.
Prior to joining Mercury Interactive, Klein served in various roles at Interactive Development Environments, Daisy Systems and Hughes Aircraft Company.
Klein also serves on the boards of Mercury Interactive, Tumbleweed Communications and the University of Southern California's School of Engineering.
"Since July I've had the opportunity to work with Wind River's talented, passionate leadership team providing me with insight into the company's vision, strategy and execution", said Klein.
"Momentum is building both at Wind River and in the embedded industry, and I can't imagine a more exciting time to join the company.
As the world becomes more connected, embedded systems will fuel the next wave of technology growth.
I look forward to helping Wind River become the company that will enable a truly connected world".
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