Industry Veteran Saar Gillai to Draw on 20-Plus Years of Experience
in Growing Businesses for a Variety of Industry-Leading Networking
Companies
3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) today announced that Saar Gillai has
joined the company as its new Senior Vice President of Worldwide
Products and Solutions. Gillai brings more than 20 years of networking
experience to 3Com, including management positions with companies such
as Cisco Systems Inc., Newbridge Networks and Tropos Networks. Gillai
will report to 3Com President and Chief Operating Officer Ron Sege.
“The addition of Saar Gillai to our management
team will accelerate our strategy of bringing our customers more value
for their networking investment,” said Sege. “Saar
brings to 3Com a unique blend of experience with industry-leading
networking companies as well as the entrepreneurial spirit of someone
who has worked in start-up environments. He has a great track record of
success, and I look forward to working with him to build a
customer-centric products and solutions organization.”
As head of worldwide products and solutions, Gillai will be responsible
for defining the company’s long-term vision
for product lines and solutions, including roadmap, pricing and
positioning, and requirements. He will work closely with the company’s
research and development (R&D) and sales teams to develop innovative
ways to help customers stretch their networking budgets and ‘do
more with less.’
“With its market-leading presence in China
and a broad product line, 3Com is uniquely positioned to bring more
value to enterprise customers worldwide,”
added Gillai. “Enterprises and managed
service providers worldwide are looking for advanced network
infrastructure products that maximize return on investment. 3Com has the
proven solutions, experience, sales and service presence, and financial
strength that customers will increasingly demand in today’s
economic times. I look forward to helping 3Com take advantage of the
tremendous opportunity it has to grow its business worldwide.”
Prior to joining 3Com, Gillai was Senior Vice President of Product
Development and Operations for Enfora, a leading global supplier of
intelligent wireless networking solutions. He was responsible for
scaling development activities and operational processes, as well as
guiding Enfora’s technology direction to
support global expansion. Under Gillai’s
leadership, Enfora instituted operational discipline to help grow the
business profitably and improve its market share.
