Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, February 3, 2009 Linda Hanson Joins Echelon as Vice President of Corporate Marketing
SAN JOSE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) today announced that Linda Hanson has joined the company as Vice President of Corporate Marketing. In this role, Hanson will be responsible for building Echelon's worldwide corporate presence.
"We are very pleased to welcome Linda Hanson to the Echelon management team," said Ken Oshman, Echelon's chairman and chief executive officer. "Linda brings with her a wealth of marketing and management experience, from major industry players such as Apple to emerging growth companies such as SkyPilot Networks. With her proven skills we look forward to Linda having a major impact on Echelon's marketing activities around the world."
During her career, Hanson has held a variety of senior marketing positions including Vice President, Corporate Marketing at SkyPilot Networks and Director, Desktop (iPod, iMac, AirPort, e-commerce/retail Apple Store) Product Marketing at Apple in addition to product marketing roles at QMS and Computer Associates. Hanson holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Finance from Santa Clara University.
About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) is leading the worldwide transformation of the electricity grid into a smart, communicating energy network, connecting utilities to their customers, and providing customers with energy aware homes and businesses that react to conditions on the grid.
Echelon's NES System – the backbone for the smart grid – is used by utilities to replace existing stand-alone electricity meters with a network infrastructure that is open, inexpensive, reliable, and proven. The NES System helps utilities compete more effectively, reduce operating costs, provide expanded services and help energy users manage and reduce overall energy use. Echelon's LonWorks® Infrastructure products extend the smart grid, powering tens of millions of energy aware, everyday devices made by thousands of companies – connecting them to each other and the grid. LonWorks based products work together to monitor and save energy; lower costs; improve productivity; and enhance service, quality, safety, and convenience in utility, municipal, building, industrial, transportation, and home area networks.
More information about Echelon can be found at [ http://www.echelon.com ].
Echelon, LonWorks, and the Echelon logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
