good lord, haven't we seen this same e-mail with different names several times in the past?
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Tim McLaughlin wrote:
>
> Just got this in my inbox:
>
> Dear Avid Community,
>
> You may have seen an announcement earlier today about an executive
> leadership change at Avid. As Avid's new President and CEO, I am writing to
> briefly introduce myself, and to provide some early thoughts on why I am so
> excited to be leading Avid at such an important time in the company's
> history.
>
> Having led many previous technology companies in a variety of complex
> vertical markets, I join the entire Avid team in our commitment to helping
> you win in the rapidly changing technology environment we all face. As a
> member of Avid's Board for the past five years, I've had the good fortune
> to become familiar with many of you directly, and I am well aware that you
> all are the reason for our success as a company. I am also confident that
> the transition of leadership and customer relationships will be smooth, as
> Gary Greenfield will remain on the Avid Board of Directors through the end
> of his current term, to help ensure there will be no disruption in our
> current ability to meet our product delivery, service, or account
> commitments to all of you.
>
> From my perspective, Avid has never been better positioned to deliver
> products and solutions that help meet your current and future business
> challenges. Over the past 25 years, Avid has built a strong heritage of
> industry leadership with the customers who create the most listened to,
> most watched, and most loved entertainment in the world. In the last
> several years, under the leadership of Chris Gahagan, our SVP of Products
> and Services, we have continued to innovate around our entire product
> suite. The recent addition of other senior executives such as Jeff Rosica
> as our SVP Worldwide Field Operations, and W. Sean Ford as our CMO and VP
> of Worldwide Marketing has only continued to build energy and momentum
> within our broad community of supporters, partners and customers. I am
> genuinely excited to be leading this management team, and expect even
> greater success in the future.
>
> Going forward, you can expect Avid to work more closely with you than ever
> before, whether it's through our support and services teams, customer
> advisory board participation, partner advisory boards, or direct contact
> with your key Avid representatives. In addition, I will be dedicating
> significant time to meeting with as many of you as possible over the next
> few weeks and months, hearing your feedback, and understanding your
> strategic priorities.
>
> I know from my time with Avid's Board of Directors, that there is broad
> support and excitement in our community about the future opportunities in
> our industry generally and for Avid specifically. Thank you again, and I
> look forward to celebrating many more achievements together in the future.
> In the meantime, do not hesitate to reach out to me or your Avid contacts
> directly.
>
> Best regards,
> Louis Hernandez, Jr.
> President and CEO, Avid
>
> --
> Tim McLaughlin
> Final Cut, Avid and Premiere Pro Editor
> http://vimeo.com/mcltim
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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