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Exhibit
99.1
Rackspace
Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Former
E-Commerce Executive Brings Operations Excellence to the Home of Fanatical
Support™
SAN ANTONIO – Dec. 15, 2009 –
Rackspace® (NYSE:RAX), the world’s leader in hosting and cloud computing,
announced the company has expanded its leadership team, naming Mark Roenigk as
Chief Operating Officer. Roenigk joins Rackspace after recent executive
experience with eBay and Intuit. In his new role at Rackspace, Roenigk will be
responsible for helping Rackers (Rackspace
employees) deepen the culture of service to provide an expanding customer base
with Fanatical Support®. He will report to Rackspace President and Chief
Executive Officer, Lanham Napier.
“Mark is
an important addition to our team and we are thrilled he decided to join
us. We believe that his skills and talent will help us build the best
service company in technology,” said Lanham Napier, president and CEO of
Rackspace. “We are hiring world-class talent to meet our growing customer needs
and seize the opportunity in the market. Mark will help build the computing
platform on which all our services will run, including our managed hosting,
cloud and applications businesses. His focus on quality, reliability,
scalability and cost will mean that we can provide our industry-leading
Fanatical Support to a broader range of the market.”
“I am
very excited to be part of a dynamic company that is leading the industry in
managed hosting and cloud computing, and is positioned to lead in the next
generation of IT services,” said Mark Roenigk, Rackspace’s new Chief Operating
Officer. “Every day, dedicated Rackers consistently deliver value for our
customers. We are building a strong operational foundation to enable
the company to scale as we expand to serve the growing needs of our
customers.”
Roenigk
comes from the online retailer eBay, where he was Chief Procurement Officer
& vice president of Operational Excellence. While there, he was
responsible for the implementation of a company-wide operational excellence
program that substantially improved the customer experience while driving
significant process and financial efficiencies.
Previously,
Roenigk was senior vice president of Operations for XM Satellite Radio, where he
was responsible for all supply chain activities and global procurement in the
manufacturing and distribution of XM products. He also served as vice president
of supply chain operations at Intuit and General Manager for Microsoft
Corporation. His experience with Microsoft spanned 10 years and
included operational roles across multiple business units.
Roenigk
is returning to his native Texas with his move to Rackspace’s San Antonio
headquarters; he is a 1985 graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.B.A. in
Management. He started his career with Texas companies Clarke American (now
Harland Clarke) in San Antonio, and Compaq Computer Corporation in
Houston.
About
Rackspace
Rackspace
Hosting is the world’s leader in hosting and cloud computing and is ranked #43
on FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to work for in the United
States. The company provides its customers Fanatical Support ® in
their portfolio of hosted IT services, including Managed Hosting, Cloud
Computing and Email and Apps. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or
such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Rackspace Hosting could differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements
and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including any
statements concerning anticipated operational and financial benefits from
Rackspace strategies related to additions or changes in leadership, the success
of leadership transition, company growth or success of new operational
initiatives, any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of
assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and
assumptions include the integration and effectiveness of the new leadership into
the Rackspace culture, the continuation of the current difficult economic
conditions or further fluctuations, disruptions, instability or downturns in the
economy, the effectiveness of managing company growth, infrastructure failures,
technological and competitive factors, regulatory factors, and and other risks
that are described in Rackspace Hosting’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2009. Except as required
by law, Rackspace Hosting assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if
new information becomes available in the future.
Media
Contacts
Fran
Stephenson
Corporate
Communications
(210)
312-3195
fran.stephenson@rackspace.com
Rachel
Ferry
Corporate
Communications
(210)
312-3732
rachel.ferry@rackspace.com