Avaya has appointed seven new members to its board of directors as part of the Santa Clara, California-based communications technology firm™s reorganization effort.
Jim Chirico, formerly chief operating officer at Avaya who assumed the president and CEO roles in October, will serve as a board member once the reorganization is consummated, the company said Monday.
Other executives appointed to Avaya™s board include:
- Ronald Rittenmeyer, executive chairman and CEO of Tenet Healthcare
- Scott Vogel, managing member of Vogel Partners
- Stanley Sutula, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Pitney Bowes
- Stephan Scholl, president at Infor
- Susan Spradley, a partner at Tap Growth Group
- William Watkins, formerly chairman and CEO of Imergy Power Systems
Chichiro said the board members™ industry insights and business skills would help the company increase shareholder value and position it for growth upon emergence from chapter 11 as a public firm.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is set to hold a hearing Nov. 28 on the company™s second amended reorganization plan.
