Agilent Technologies Appoints Alain Couder as Chief Operating Officer; Former Packard Bell NEC Executive Named as COO.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000 Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) has announced the appointment of Alain Couder as chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. (COO). Couder, the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Packard Bell NEC (Packard Bell, The Netherlands, www.packardbell.com) A major PC manufacturer that is the consumer brand of NEC Computers International and the home computing market leader in the U.K. and much of Western Europe. , brings to Agilent extensive experience in managing a global business. Couder will assume his position as COO effective February 15, reporting to Edward W. (Ned) Barnholt, Agilent's president and chief executive officer. As COO, Couder will share the responsibilities of the president's office, focusing on operations and operations improvement, management processes and short-term strategic/tactical issues. Barnholt will focus on longer-term strategic issues, culture building and external relationships. &uot;I am delighted to have someone of Alain's stature join our team,&uot; said Barnholt. &uot;He has broad experience in a number of different executive positions, along with a strong track record of success and proven operational skills. Alain's background also makes him an excellent fit with Agilent's corporate culture.&uot; At Packard Bell NEC, Couder was credited with dramatically improving operating performance, while spearheading a drive for innovation, which garnered new product awards in flat panel desktop and music Studio. Prior to joining Packard Bell NEC, Couder was the COO of French computer company Groupe Bull where he helped create the company's vision and business strategy. He also served as general manager of Groupe Bull's open system and software division, and was involved in taking the company public. Couder also served as a general manager in Hewlett-Packard's computer business both in the U.S. and his native France. Before joining HP, Couder spent fourteen years with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) in France and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , doing applied research in new computer architecture, signal processing and voice recognition. Couder, 53, holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Ecole Superieure d'Electricite, Paris. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. itself into two fully independent companies. With 42,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. The businesses comprising Agilent, a subsidiary of HP, had net revenues of more than $8.3 billion in fiscal year 1999. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion