AUSTIN, Texas, June 14, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wireless networking, storage and memory solutions today announced that it has appointed Satoshi Inaba as its Chief Operating Officer. The company has also expanded its executive sales and marketing team with two senior-level hires.
Under his new title, Mr. Inaba will be responsible for manufacturing operations, research and development, product commercialization, and business development for the PC Peripheral and Memory Divisions at Buffalo.
Mr. Inaba has devoted over 15 years of his professional career to expanding sales and marketing efforts for leading communications and networking companies. Mr. Inaba was most recently with Alcatel as the Country Manager, where he was responsible for expanding sales and marketing efforts for the LAN switch market in Japan. Prior to Alcatel, he held a Director-level position at Uniden Japan, where he was responsible for developing retail channels in the United States. Mr. Inaba holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Iowa State University.
"Very few companies these days have such great technology and such a fantastic team standing behind it as Buffalo," stated Mr. Inaba. "Buffalo is highly successful in Japan and has demonstrated tremendous growth and success in the U.S. I am looking forward to contributing to the company's continued success into the future."
Along with Mr. Inaba, Buffalo has brought on board two sales and marketing executives. Stephen Dix has been appointed as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Buffalo's PC Peripheral Division and Steve Havis has been appointed as the Director of Buffalo's Memory Division. Both bring over 40 years of combined sales and marketing experience to Buffalo.
In his new position, Mr. Dix will be responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives for Buffalo's networking and storage products. Mr. Dix brings more than 20 years of experience to Buffalo. Prior to joining Buffalo, he held executive level positions with Borland, Farallon and Asante. Dix also held an executive level position at NETGEAR, where he helped establish the company as a leading global networking brand while gaining extensive experience in sales, marketing, distribution and support.
As the Director of Buffalo's Memory Division, Havis will be responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives. Prior to Buffalo, Mr. Havis held executive-level positions with such companies as Xerox, where he was a Marketing Executive and Micron Technology, where he was the Director of Sales and Marketing. Most recently, Havis held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at JST Manufacturing, Inc. Havis also served in the United States military. He holds an MBA degree from Boise State University and a Bachelor's Degree from Temple University.
"The networking and memory markets are more competitive than ever and we are thrilled to welcome such seasoned professionals to the Buffalo team," stated Takuo Mouri, president and chief executive officer of Buffalo Technology, U.S.A. "Attracting great talent is a testament to Buffalo's success. Satoshi, Stephen and Steve will be integral to expanding Buffalo's brand recognition in North America while building the infrastructure necessary for continued growth and success."
For more information on Buffalo Technology, please visit the company's web site at www.buffalotech.com.
About Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc.
Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc. is a leading global provider of affordable, easy-to-use, next-generation wired and wireless network solutions for the consumer, SOHO and SMB markets. Buffalo designs and manufactures world-class products that complement any network environment including networking, memory, storage and multimedia products. With its new AirStation OneTouch Secure System (AOSS), Buffalo offers the ultimate in ease-of-use and security. The company's commitment to its customers and technological innovation has put Buffalo at the forefront of networking technology and is the foundation for its leading position among the top WLAN vendors worldwide.
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