Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Isilon Bumps Founder Patel to President, CEO

Isilon Systems, a provider of clustered-storage systems and software, reported Wednesday that it has promoted company founder Sujal Patel to the position of president and chief executive officer. Isilon said Patel, whose appointment is effective immediately, succeeds Steve Goldman. Patel, the Seattle-based company noted, had served as chief technology officer and a board director since January 2001. Before that, he spent five years at RealNetworks, where he helped develop the company’s second-generation core media delivery system, Isilon said. Additionally, Isilon reported that its chief financial officer, Stu Fuhlendorf, is no longer with the company. Controller Bill Richter will act as interim CFO while the company searches for a replacement, Isilon added.