John Hagerman VP of Business Development for Neterion

Neterion, Inc., in 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) adapters for servers and storage, announced that John Hagerman, a veteran technology executive has been named Vice President of Business Development, effective immediately.

Hagerman most recently led Chelsio Communications’ business development efforts. Due to his deep market knowledge, he was one of the first in the 10GbE adapter industry to identify and win early adopters in key vertical markets, such as oil and gas. In addition, he also created and managed the company’s partnership and alliances ecosystem.

In addition to his role at Chelsio Communications, Hagerman’s extensive experience includes management responsibilities in marketing and business development at large publicly traded companies including NetEffect, 3Com, and Maxtor Corporation (acquired by Seagate).

"We are extremely pleased to have John join the management team," said Todd Oseth, President and Chief Executive Officer of Neterion. "His unique understanding of the drivers behind virtualization and cloud computing will enable Neterion to significantly broaden our relationships and accelerate revenue growth."

Oseth continued: "The fact that Neterion was able to recruit an executive of John’s caliber and depth of knowledge and experience in the 10GbE market, is a testament to our leadership position. He clearly saw the boundless growth opportunity for the company due to our competitive edge."

"I am extremely glad to be a part of this exceptionally seasoned management team," said John Hagerman. "It is clear that the company’s current offerings and strong roadmap deliver a clear and differentiated edge over the competition. The ability for Neterion to bring competitive advantage to customers in the high growth areas of virtualization and cloud deployments is real. We will seize that opportunity."

Hagerman holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and a Masters in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.