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Be Inc. Appoints Chief Operating Officer Steve Sakoman to Board of Directors
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- November 28, 2000 -- Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS), today announced the appointment of Steve
Sakoman, chief operating officer, to the company's board of directors.
Be also announced the resignation of board member Christian
Marchandise.
``Steve is an excellent addition to Be's board of directors,''
stated Jean-Louis Gassée, chairman and chief executive officer of Be.
``This move recognizes Steve's key role in shaping and implementing
Be's strategy of providing a complete solution for the new generation
of Internet-connected devices.''
As chief operating officer, Mr. Sakoman is responsible for the
company's engineering, sales and marketing efforts for all its
products. He co-founded the company with Gassée after a distinguished
career with Hewlett Packard and Apple Computer, where he was director
of CPU development managing the Apple II and Macintosh hardware group.
Mr. Sakoman was also with Silicon Graphics, where he was the director
of the Consumer Products and Technologies Group.
Christian Marchandise is stepping down as a company director due
to the time and logistical constraints of attending Be's board
meetings resulting from his extensive European business ventures. ``We
thank Mr. Marchandise, a pioneer of e-commerce in Europe, for his
service on Be's board of directors and for his support of the company
since 1995,'' said Gassée.
About Be
Founded in 1990, Be Incorporated creates software solutions that
enable rich media and Web experiences on personal computers and
Internet appliances. Be's headquarters are in Menlo Park, Calif., and
its European office is in Paris, France. It is publicly traded on the
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol BEOS. Be can be found on the
Web at http://www.be.com.
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