SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Force10 Networks®, the pioneer in building and securing high performance networks, today announced that it is increasing its presence in Europe with several key additions to its sales team. To direct its overall sales strategy for the region, Force10 has appointed Marshall Bartoszek vice president of sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Force10 has also named Michael Frey sales director for central Europe to more effectively pursue opportunities with service providers and enterprises that require high performance networks.

“Force10 has established a solid customer presence with European service providers, research centers and enterprise data centers, and the expansion of our sales team will enable the company to build that foundation into a wider EMEA presence,” said Mark Cooper, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Force10 Networks. “Marshall and Michael both have decades of experience in building long-term channel and partner strategies as well as helping customers solve their most complex networking problems.”

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