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Avaya Names 7 Board Members Under Reorganization Plan


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:

Jim Chirico
  • 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.

 

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