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Novell Executive Vice President Kanwal S. Rekhi Announces Retirement

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Kanwal S. Rekhi, executive vice president at Novell Inc., has announced his decision to retire from full-time responsibilities with the company, effective January 1. Rekhi will remain a consultant to Novell, serving as a strategic advisor to President and CEO Robert J. Frankenberg. He will also continue to sit on the company's board of directors until the end of his term in March 1995. Rekhi's departure marks the end of a 12-year tenure with the company, during which he played a crucial role in shaping Novell's technology and product development.

Key Takeaways:

  • Kanwal S. Rekhi, executive vice president, is retiring from full-time responsibilities at Novell Inc. effective January 1, 1995.
  • Rekhi will remain a consultant to the company, serving as a strategic advisor to President and CEO Robert J. Frankenberg.
  • He will also continue to sit on the board of directors until the end of his term in March 1995.
  • Rekhi was instrumental in establishing NetWare 3 as the leading network operating system in the early 1990s.
  • He drove the development of Novell's first 32-bit network operating system, NetWare 3, and numerous add-on products that enabled support for PCs, Macintoshes, UNIX-based computers, and IBM host systems on the same network.
  • Rekhi oversaw the integration of UNIX System Laboratories within Novell after the company's acquisition in 1993 and managed the formation of Novell's UNIX Systems Group.
  • Prior to this, Rekhi led Novell's expansion into internetworking technologies as executive vice president and general manager of the Interoperability Systems Group.
  • Rekhi joined Novell in 1989 through its merger with Excelan Inc., where he was a founder, president and CEO.

Statistics:

  • 12-year tenure with Novell Inc.
  • 1993: Novell acquired UNIX System Laboratories
  • 1991-1993: Rekhi led Novell's expansion into internetworking technologies as executive vice president and general manager of the Interoperability Systems Group
  • 1989: Rekhi joined Novell through its merger with Excelan Inc.
  • 1982: Excelan Inc. was founded by Rekhi as a leading supplier of TCP/IP networking technology

Sources:

  • "Business Wire" - Novell Inc. Announcement of Kanwal S. Rekhi's Retirement (no date provided)
  • BUSINESS WIRE - Novell Announces Decision of Kanwal S. Rekhi to Retire from Full-Time Responsibilities (January 17, 1995)

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