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Adam Winkelmann VP International Ops, Emulex

Responsible of EMEA

Emulex Corporation has appointed Adam Winkelmann as vice president of international operations, responsible for all of Emulex’s international operations overseas and sales and marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

 adam_winkelmann_emulex In this role, Winkelmann will help drive Emulex’s position in the 10GbE market, and expand distribution channels and partner recruitment across EMEA for both Fibre Channel and 10GbE deployments. He will also be focused on the company’s business with regional server, storage and networking OEMs. Winkelmann is also responsible for all customer support and fulfillment operations outside of the U.S. and will be based out of the company’s Dublin, Ireland facility.

"We welcome Adam Winkelmann to the team at a time when expanding our reach globally is more important than ever," said Jeff Hoogenboom, senior vice president of worldwide sales, Emulex. "Adam brings a wealth of experience that will also help us capitalize on the growing cloud market opportunity and expand our 10GbE and Fibre Channel reach into the channel."

Winkelmann joined Emulex in September 2011, bringing more than 20 years of telecommunications and technology experience in senior executive roles. His background in software and services and experience with network operators will be key for the expected growth in cloud and virtualization.

Prior to Emulex, Winkelmann held a number of positions within the corporate finance and venture capital sectors. He also has extensive experience in the mobile communications arena as the executive vice president of worldwide sales at MobileAware. He was also divisional director responsible for software and services at Cap Gemini Sogeti in the UK.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management and a Master of Arts degree from Trinity College, Dublin.

"Emulex is a company that has built its business on successful partnerships. I look forward to further developing these partnerships in EMEA through our existing and new channels and with our OEM partners on both 10GbE and Fibre Channel deployments," said Adam Winkelmann, vice president of international operations, Emulex. "With IT spending forecasted to grow this year in Europe, particularly in storage, for the first time in years, it is an ideal time to expand our channel reach here as we march towards our goal of becoming the leader in 10GbE and network convergence."

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