Peter Van Oppen at the Board of Isilon

Isilon Systems announced the
appointment of Peter H. van Oppen and Matt McIlwain to its board of
directors.

Mr. van Oppen, who previously served as Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board for the Advanced Digital Information Corporation
(ADIC), brings extensive storage industry, leadership and business
advisory experience to Isilon’s board. Mr. McIlwain, a Managing
Director of Madrona Venture Group, rejoins Isilon’s board after serving
as a director from May 2001 to April 2007.

Mr. van Oppen most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board for ADIC for twelve years, from 1994 through its
acquisition by Quantum Corp. in 2006. Prior to ADIC, van Oppen served
as President and Chief Executive Officer of Interpoint from 1989 until
its acquisition by Crane Co. in October 1996, and has also been a
managing consultant at Price Waterhouse LLP and Bain & Company. He
holds a B.A. from Whitman College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Mr. McIlwain is currently a Managing Director of Madrona Venture
Group. He also was Vice President of Business Process for Genuine Parts
Company (GPC), a Fortune 250 company and, prior to that, an Engagement
Manager at McKinsey & Company, concentrating on strategy and
marketing in technology and financial service industries. He holds a
B.A. in government and economics from Dartmouth College, an M.A in
public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government
and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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