SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/21/14 --
Overland Storage (NASDAQ: OVRL), a trusted global provider of unified data management and data protection solutions across the data lifecycle, today announced that it has received the shareholder votes necessary to complete its acquisition of Tandberg Data Holdings S.à r.l., a privately held global leader of data storage and data protection solutions. All proposals subject to a shareholder vote at Overland's special meeting of shareholders held on January 16, 2014 were approved at such meeting.
Eric Kelly, president and CEO of Overland Storage, commented, "We are delighted the Overland Storage shareholders approved the acquisition of Tandberg Data. The transaction was overwhelmingly approved by our shareholders with 99.8% of the votes cast in favor of the matters required to complete the acquisition. With the combination, we will expand our number of global channel and service partners, and offer one of the most extensive and complementary product lines and service offerings in the enterprise storage industry. The acquisition will expand our reach in APAC, Europe and the Middle East, and will allow us to leverage our world-class manufacturing facility in China to improve operational efficiencies and meet customer demand."
The leadership team of Overland following the closing will consist of experienced and accomplished executives:
- Eric Kelly, President and CEO
- Kurt Kalbfleisch, Chief Financial Officer
- Randy Gast, Chief Operating Officer
- Lisa Loe, Vice President of WW Mobility & Cloud Services, Americas, Asia Pacific Sales
- Scott Petersen, Vice President of WW OEM Sales & Government
- Graham Paterson, Vice President of EMEA Sales
- Trevor Heathorn, Vice President of Overland Engineering
- Carol Dixon, Vice President of Global Human Resources
As part of the agreement, Overland will add two new board members, expanding its board of directors to seven.
About Overland Storage
Overland Storage is a trusted global provider of unified data management and data protection solutions across the data lifecycle. By providing an integrated range of technologies and services for primary, nearline, offline, and archival data storage, Overland makes it easy and cost effective to manage different tiers of information over time whether distributed data is across the hall or across the globe. Overland SnapScale, SnapServer, SnapSAN, NEO Series and REO Series solutions are available through a select network of value-added resellers and system integrators. For more information, visit www.overlandstorage.com.
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Source: Overland Storage
