Wasabi Names Kirby Wadsworth to Board of Directors.

NORFOLK, Va. -- Wasabi Systems today announced that Kirby Wadsworth has been named to its board of directors. A skilled professional with extensive experience developing and implementing breakthrough strategies for both new and established companies, Wadsworth presently serves as senior vice president

"Kirby is widely recognized throughout the storage industry for his expertise in marketing and business strategy. His knowledge and experience will be a great asset to Wasabi's Board of Directors," said Frank Logan, Wasabi's president and CEO. "We are extremely pleased to welcome him to our team."

"Wasabi has positioned itself squarely at the convergence of storage and open systems," stated Wadsworth. "This technology promises to create entirely new markets, both in traditional information technology, and beyond. I'm looking forward to working with this exceptional team to enable transformational change to the industry."

A veteran of both startups and established storage vendors, Wadsworth was a founder of Storability and served as vice president of marketing prior to its sale to StorageTek. Earlier, as vice president and general manager of Compaq's Network Storage Services Business Unit, he envisioned and introduced Compaq's Enterprise Network Storage Architecture (ENSA) which is still widely recognized today. As vice president of marketing for Digital's Storage Business Unit, Wadsworth launched Digital's StorageWorks product line into the open systems marketplace, and led the creation and introduction of the Enterprise Storage Array product family.

Wadsworth serves as an adjunct professor of marketing at Babson College's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events, and has contributed to numerous industry publications.

Graduating magna cum laude from Northeastern University, Wadsworth received an MBA with highest honors from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Wadsworth joins an impressive group of current Wasabi board members including Wasabi's CEO, Frank Logan, Robert Raucci of Newlight Associates, Jay Goldberg of Hudson Ventures, Li Lu of Himalaya Capital, and Mark Rubenstein of Ruby Construction Company, Inc.