We still try to keep track of which prominent people leave (or come to) Novell. Last month it appeared as though Novel had lost its UK Head. This time it turns out that the figure behind Novell's Open Source Strategy is no longer at the company. It's not clear whether Rhonda O'Donnell left by choice and (if so) when. She apparently joined Freshtel Holdings after many years at Novell.

She first joined Novell in 2001 as president and CEO of Novell Asia Pacific with responsibility for the management of Novell's entire regional operation spanning 13 markets and employing over 800 staff. She was a member of the company's Worldwide Management Committee.

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O'Donnell was the architect behind Novell's global strategy to capitalise on Linux and open source technology in emerging markets and successfully led Novell's expansion into China and India. Novell became the leading supplier of Linux in China during the first half of 2005.