The SNIA Announces its 2009 Board of Directors

Dallas (October 13, 2008) - The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is pleased to announce its 2009 Board of Directors responsible for the SNIA worldwide. The SNIA's membership elected the Board of Directors, and the Board elected their Executive Committee officers at the Storage Networking World Fall 2008 conference being held in Dallas, Texas.

The 2009 SNIA Board of Directors and their roles are:

• Wayne Adams (EMC), Chairman
• Vincent Franceschini (Hitachi Data Systems), Vice Chairman
• Phil Mills (IBM), Secretary
• Rob Peglar (Xiotech), Treasurer
• Eric Bart (Sun), Member
• Tom Clark (Brocade), Member
• Dave Dale (NetApp), Member
• Norio Hasegawa (HP), Member
• Skip Jones (QLogic), Member
• Leo Leger (SNIA), Non-Voting Member and Executive Director
• Gary Phillips (Symantec), Member
• Julie Ryan (LSI), Member
• Dave Thiel, Non-Voting Member and Chair of the Technical Council
• SW Worth (Microsoft), Member

"I welcome the opportunity to again the serve the SNIA and to lead our Board of Directors in achieving our mission and vision to empower organizations in the management and storage of information," said Wayne M. Adams, Chairman of the SNIA. "I am pleased to be serving with a high caliber industry Board and association staff that are well equipped to advance our global association through 2009. Our goals will focus on building on the technical, educational and market development activities that continue to benefit our members and the IT industry at large."

The SNIA Board is charged with oversight of the association's vision and mission and ensuring that tangible value accrues to member companies. Board members address issues such as strategic planning, membership development, marketing and public relations, technical output, operational planning, and provide oversight and leadership to the SNIA's many technical forums, committees, and work groups.
Please visit www.snia.org for additional information on each Board member.

About the SNIA
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of some 400 member companies and 7,000 individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA's mission is to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting standards, technologies, and educational services to empower organizations in the management of information. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at www.snia.org.