Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Donald H. Livingstone, a Teaching Professor in the Department of Finance at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business, has joined Red Hat’s Board of Directors.

“I am pleased to welcome Don to our Board,” said James M. Whitehurst, Chief Executive Officer of Red Hat, “He brings a proven record of dedication and achievement in the field of Accounting and in his work with entrepreneurial business leaders. His experience and financial acumen will be key as we look to drive further growth in our business.”

Mr. Livingstone has been a teaching professor at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Business (the "Marriott School") since 1994. In addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Livingstone served as director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Marriott School from 1995 until 2007. Mr. Livingstone took a leave of absence from the Marriott School from July 2007 until June 2009 to serve on a voluntary missionary assignment in Africa for his church. Prior to joining BYU, Mr. Livingstone had a 29-year career with Arthur Andersen LLP that included service as an audit partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.

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