Eric Kelly Chairman, Sphere 3D

Sphere 3D Corporation, developer of Glassware 2.0 foundational thin client technology, announced the appointment of Eric L. Kelly, president and CEO of Overland Storage, Inc., as a director of the company and to serve in the capacity of COB.

 Kelly is a seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience in the technology industry and possesses operational, marketing and sales expertise. He has served as CEO of Overland since January 2009, its president since January 2010 and a member of its board of directors since November 2007. Previously, he was president of Silicon Valley Management Partners Inc., a management consulting and M&A advisory firm, which he co-founded in 2007. Prior to Overland, he also held the positions of VP and GM of Storage Systems Solutions at Adaptec, Inc.; president and CEO of Snap Appliance, which was acquired by Adaptec; president of the systems division at Maxtor Corp.; and had various prior executive-level roles with Dell Computer Corp., Diamond Multimedia, Conner Peripherals and IBM. In March of 2013, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank appointed Kelly to the 2013 US Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council, where he currently serves as vice-chairman of the subcommittee on Workforce and Public Perception of Manufacturing.

Kelly possesses an M.B.A. from San Francisco State University and a B.S. in Business from San Jose State University.

"We are fortunate that Eric has agreed to join the board and look forward to his guidance and stewardship as chairman. His extensive start-up and operating experience will be of considerable value to Sphere 3D as the company continues to introduce its technology to the marketplace," said Peter Tassiopoulos, CEO, Sphere 3D.

The company, its management and board of directors would like to thank Jason Meretsky, for his dedication and service as chairman. He will continue as a director of the company. Following the appointment of Kelly, the board of directors of Sphere 3D will consist of the following six directors: Peter Ashkin, Mario Biasini, Glenn Bowman, Eric Kelly, Jason Meretsky and John Morelli.