Proven leader to drive Red Hat's strategic partnerships with global
Alliance, SI, ISV and OEM partners
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced that it has named a new vice president of
Global Strategic Alliances. Scott Musson, previously of VMWare, will be
responsible for Red Hat's global alliance, system integrator and
independent software vendor (ISV) relationships, and will manage Red
Hat's strategic relationships with HP, IBM, Dell and Cisco.
Red Hat's rich channel and partner ecosystem helps organizations around
the world navigate to the open hybrid cloud, manage operation of their
datacenter and modernize applications. Under Musson's leadership, Red
Hat's Global Strategic Alliances team will work to develop joint
business plans with partners and develop assets around Red Hat
technologies, helping to further Red Hat's leadership in the technology
industry.
Musson joins Red Hat from VMWare, where he most recently served as their
senior director of Global Strategic Alliances responsible for developing
and executing a strategic and technical alliance collaboration model,
which leveraged key partner strengths and initiatives. Before joining
VMWare, Musson established a proven track record as a leader with posts
at other IT companies including NCR, HP and Dell.
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Mark Enzweiler, vice president of Global Channels and Alliances, Red
Hat
"Scott and his team will continue to develop and nurture our key
strategic alliances as we deliver our award winning solutions to the
channel. Scott's proven ability to lead and his far reaching expertise
will benefit Red Hat as we work to offer the best resources, tools and
assets our partners need to succeed. We welcome Scott to the Red Hat
team."
Scott Musson, vice president of Global Strategic Alliances, Red Hat
"I'm honored to join a passionate team that has built strong
relationships with and continues to show commitment to their partners.
Red Hat's leadership in key technology areas, including cloud, big data
and application infrastructure and modernization, offers some exciting
opportunities to make an impact. I look forward to finding new ways to
further Red Hat's industry leadership together with our partners."
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