SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR), a leader in high performance networking, today announced that Allison Amadia, vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, has been recognized in elite company as a finalist for the prestigious 2015 Corporate Counsel of the Year Award by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times.
As an experienced technology counsel and legal executive, Amadia has over 20 years of experience advising boards and senior management in the Silicon Valley. As a key executive at Extreme Networks, Amadia oversees the legal affairs of the company consisting of over 1,600 employees worldwide. In her first twelve months on the job, she successfully supported the Company through the acquisition of Enterasys, was instrumental to the Company in the integration of the two industry peer companies, assembled a new high caliber legal team to support the new combined company and instituted streamlined processes helping transform the company's corporate culture to improve operational efficiencies and better serve its customers worldwide.
"Allison and the entire executive team have shown tremendous commitment toward building a renewed culture at Extreme Networks and I am proud to have her recognized as one of the Bay Area's best in her field," said Chuck Berger, president and CEO for Extreme Networks.
"I am greatly honored to be included among such an elite group of corporate counsels," said Amadia. "This recognition reflects Extreme Networks' continued efforts to recruit the best talent, be easy to do business with, and provide the best service to our customers. I look forward to our continued progress."
The Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times designed The Corporate Counsels of the Year Award to recognize leading in-house counsel at some of the most successful companies in the Bay Area. As part of this elite group, the Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times will profile the finalists in a special publication on March 13, 2015.
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About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) is setting a new standard for superior customer experience by delivering network-powered innovation and market leading service and support. The company delivers high-performance switching and routing products for data center and core-to-edge networks, wired/wireless LAN access, and unified network management and control. Our award-winning solutions include software-defined networking (SDN), cloud and high-density Wi-Fi, BYOD and enterprise mobility, identity access management and security. Extreme Networks is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has more than 12,000 customers in over 80 countries. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.extremenetworks.com.
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