Penguin Computing hires Sun sales executive

Another big ship jump from with in the Linux community. It seems that Bill Cook has decided to leave his place ‘in the Sun’ in order to join the ranks of Penguin Computing.

During his 19 years at Sun, Cook rose to the level of vice president in charge of U.S. sales. A recent restructuring at the company had moved Cook out of that position and also shuffled his former boss, Robert Youngjohns, into a new role. The restructuring put Rich Napolitano at the head of North American sales. Youngjohns now leads Callidus Software.

At Penguin Computing, Cook is now vice president of sales and service. “I decided it was a good time to re-examine what I was looking to do and what I had the most fun doing,” he said. “I came across the opportunity at Penguin Computing, which is in some ways similar to what Sun was 19 years ago when I joined”–a start-up with fast growth and lots of potential. [Read the rest]