Aberdeen Group Names Ed Black Senior Vice President of Western Operations; Black to Run Silicon Valley Office.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999-- Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. , a leading information technology (IT) consulting and market strategy firm, today announced the promotion of Ed Black to Senior Vice President of Western Operations, effective immediately. In his new role, Black's responsibilities will include managing research and administrative operations in Aberdeen's Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , CA, office and creating new business opportunities in Silicon Valley. Aberdeen's rapidly growing Palo Alto office was opened in May to better assist West Coast-based IT market leaders and emerging companies with their strategic messages, and to enable greater personal interaction with existing Aberdeen clients. "In his five years at Aberdeen, Ed has become a trusted advisor and an industry thought leader. Ed is known throughout the organization as an exceptional mentor, manager and leader. We are delighted he will now devote his considerable energy to building our West Coast operation and mentoring our West Coast analysts," said Tom Willmott, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Formerly Aberdeen Group's Vice President for Enterprise Business Applications (EBA EBA Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (German) EBA Euro Banking Association EBA Emergency Brake Assistance EBA Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (Australia) EBA Elite Beat Agents (video game) ), Black led an analyst team covering the high-growth market for advanced packaged applications--specifically in the areas of e-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing and Distribution and Decision Support. In his own consulting practice, Black specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. in Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) and was a frequent keynote speaker at worldwide sales and industry seminars, as well as IT-user and business forums. Boston-based Senior Vice President Hugh Bishop will assume the management of Aberdeen's EBA group. About Aberdeen Group Founded in 1988, Aberdeen is a leading information technology (IT) consulting and market strategy firm that closely monitors user needs, technological innovation, and market developments. It focuses its research efforts on the business impact of technology changes. Aberdeen Group has offices in Boston, MA, and Palo Alto, CA. For more information about Aberdeen Group, please visit www.aberdeen.com. |
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