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Scott N. Semel

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Novell, Inc. (NOVL)

Industry: Technology

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Scott N. Semel joined us in September 2008 as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining us, Mr. Semel was Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Tele Atlas N.V., a Dutch Euronext company, from late 2006 to June 2008. Mr. Semel also engaged in the private practice of law with GTC Law Group LLC, a boutique law firm which specializes in IP strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and business and technology transactions, during 2006. Mr. Semel served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to Ascential Software Corporation, a NASDAQ listed company, from 2001 through April 2005, when Ascential was sold to IBM, after which Mr. Semel served as Associate General Counsel-Legal Transition Executive at IBM. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to NaviSite, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company. Prior to that, he also served as general counsel to other public and private companies after engaging in the private practice of law.


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