SuSE to lay-off employeesNuermberg 18 July 2001 SuSE Linux will lay-off 10% of its workforce: about 50 employees. The company has also named Johannes Nussbickel as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
SuSE Linux AG announced a 10% reduction in the company's current workforce.
The restructuring, predominantly in the non-technical areas, will take
place in various locations around Germany. Approximately fifty employees
are affected by the announcement, which is a direct response to recent
economic trends in the overall IT industry. SuSE Linux, the international technology
leader and solutions provider in Open Source operating system software,
today, named Johannes Nussbickel as the company's new Chief Executive
Officer (CEO). Roland Dyroff, the departing CEO becomes a guiding force
within the Board of Directors. Johannes Nussbickel, previously SuSE's Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
assumes his new duties immediately. As SuSE's CFO, he fortified the
company's financial standing, assisted in SuSE's international development
and legal matters and extended the company's image in banking and
investment communities. Roland Dyroff, after eight highly successful years
at the helm of SuSE operations, immediately ascends to his position as a
SuSE Linux board member.
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