(San Jose, CA – February 6, 2009) – 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.