COMPANY

PC networking company, founded in 1983.

Official Website:
http://www.novell.com/

Industry:
Software

Ticker:
NASDAQ:NOVL

Corporate headquarters:
Waltham, MA

Sales:
$967M (2006)

Employees:
5000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert J. Frankenberg	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Novell, 1994-96
Ronald W. Hovsepian	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Novell
Joseph A. Marengi	Business	c. 1953		Senior VP at Dell, 1997-2007
Darl McBride	Business	c. 1960		President and CEO of SCO
Jack L. Messman	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Novell, 2001-06
Ray Noorda	Business	19-Jun-1924	9-Oct-2006	Former CEO of Novell
Eric Schmidt	Business	27-Apr-1955		CEO of Google, 2001-11
John A. Young	Business	24-Apr-1932		CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1978-92

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard L. Crandall	Business	c. 1942		Founder of Comshare, Inc.
Ronald W. Hovsepian	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Novell
Thomas G. Plaskett	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Pan-Am, 1988-91
John W. Poduska	Business	c. 1937		Founder of Apollo Computer

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James D. Robinson III	Business	19-Nov-1935		CEO of American Express, 1977-93
Kathy Brittain White	Business	c. 1950		Rural Sourcing
John A. Young	Business	24-Apr-1932		CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1978-92

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert J. Frankenberg	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Novell, 1994-96
Jack L. Messman	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Novell, 2001-06
Eric Schmidt	Business	27-Apr-1955		CEO of Google, 2001-11

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Miguel de Icaza	Computer Programmer	c. 1973		Founder of Gnome project

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Enid Greene	Politician	5-Jun-1958		Congresswoman from Utah, 1995-97

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