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Overland Names New CEO

Bruce V. Bigelow 1/29/09

San Diego data storage company Overland Storage (NASDAQ: OVRL) has named board member and former Snap Appliance CEO Eric Kelly as CEO. Vern LoForti, who was Overland’s president and CEO, will continue to serve as president. Kelly, a longtime computer and data storage executive, has worked closely with Overland’s management team to formulate its restructuring plan.

Bruce V. Bigelow is the editor of Xconomy San Diego. You can e-mail him at bbigelow@xconomy.com or call 858-202-0492