New president SGIMountain View 01 May 2001 SGI announced changes within its senior management team, including the appointment of Hal Covert as the company's president.
Covert, age 54, will assume the role of president, a new position, and will
have responsibility for business and operational execution. He has served as
the company's chief financial officer since July 2000 and will continue in that
role. Prior to joining SGI, Covert was chief financial officer at Red Hat and
executive vice president and chief financial officer of Adobe Systems, Inc.
SGI also announced today the appointment of Warren Pratt as chief operating
officer, reporting to Covert. Pratt, age 47, is a nine-year veteran of SGI and
has served as executive vice president of engineering and manufacturing since
May 2000. Together, Covert and Pratt comprise the Office of the President and
will oversee the company's principal functional units, including sales,
customer service, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, finance and
administration.
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