Agilent Technologies Names Patrick Byrne as Senior Vice President, President of Electronic Products and Solutions Group.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. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced the appointment of Patrick J. (Pat) Byrne as a senior vice president of the company and president of its Electronic Products and Solutions Group (EPSG EPSG European Petroleum Survey Group EPSG Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group EPSG Electronic Publishing Specialist Group ). Byrne was most recently vice president and general manager of EPSG's Wireless Business Unit, based in Santa Rosa, Calif. He replaces William Sullivan, Agilent's executive vice president and 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. , who was recently named 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. effective March 1, 2005. Byrne will assume his new position effective immediately. "Pat has demonstrated success in leading one of Agilent's largest business units over the past few years," said Sullivan. "His management skills, knowledge of our business, and his passion for our customers, products and employees make him an ideal successor for this position." "I look forward to my new role at EPSG," said Byrne. "This is an outstanding organization with top talent and a wide range of innovative, quality products and services. I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead such a successful business for Agilent, and I look forward to working with the global team to continue our market leadership in the test and measurement industry." Byrne has more than 22 years of experience at Agilent and Hewlett-Packard Co. He joined HP in 1983 as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. design engineer for the company's Components Group. In 1991 Byrne moved to HP's Test & Measurement Group in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he managed R&D and marketing teams focused on business development for the computer industry, ultimately becoming the division general manager. In 1999, when Agilent was spun off from HP, Byrne was named vice president for EPSG's Product Generation Unit, and in 2001 was appointed vice president and general manager for the Wireless Business Unit. Byrne, 44, was born in San Jose, Calif. He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal , and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He currently serves on the boards of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University and the United Way of Sonoma-Mendocino-Lake. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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