Xiotech of Eden Prairie names new chief

Updated: October 1, 2009 - 9:02 PM

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Xiotech of Eden Prairie names new chief

Xiotech Corp. named Alan Atkinson its new president and CEO, replacing Casey Powell in a move that had been anticipated since news of Powell's departure surfaced last week. The Eden Prairie data storage firm hired Atkinson from competitor EMC Corp. of Masschusetts. He formerly was vice president of EMC's storage software group. Powell, who had been CEO for four years, will continue to be a Xiotech board member.

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