Juniper Hires Ex Cisco and 3Com Execs to Build Sales Channel

Juniper Networks announced the appointment of three new executives: Tushar Kothari, vice president of worldwide channels, Bob Bruce, vice president of America's channels and Neal Oristano, vice president of America's sales.


Tushar Kothari joins Juniper Networks from Cisco Systems, where he served most recently as vice president/General Manager of Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems. From 1997 to 2002, he was vice president of worldwide channels for Cisco. Kothari has previously held positions in sales and marketing with National Semiconductor and View Engineering.


Bob Bruce, vice president of America's channels -- formerly vice president of U.S. channels, including service provider partners, at Cisco Systems -- will oversee all Juniper Networks service provider and corporate channels throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. In his previous role at Cisco, Bruce was instrumental in building the U.S. enterprise channel sales and operations as well as service provider channels.


Neal Oristano, who formerly served as vice president of America's sales at 3Com Corporation, will oversee all service provider and corporate sales throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. While at 3Com, Oristano led a two-tier distribution channel supported by a "direct touch" sales force. http://www.juniper.net