Alex Serge Vieux Elected to Tandem Board.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1996--Tandem Computers Inc. announced today that Alex Serge Vieux will join its board of directors. Tandem 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. Roel Pieper commented: "I am extremely pleased that Alex is joining the board. His depth of knowledge about the international computer industry will be critical to Tandem's success in today's global marketplace." Vieux is the chairman of DASAR Inc., which he founded in 1990 after building two successful software companies. Vieux launched the highly regarded European and Asian Technology Roundtable Exhibitions (ETRE ETRE European Technology Roundtable Exhibition ETRE East Texas Real Estate ETRE Elektrosviaz Telecommunications Radio Engineering and ATRE) for information technology CEOs. He also took over management of Informat in Spain and COMDEX/IT Forum in France, both of which today are the most successful information technology shows in their respective countries. Formerly a business correspondent in the United States for the French daily, "Le Monde n. 1. The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. Le beau monde fashionable society. See Beau monde. Demi monde See Demimonde. ," he serves as a senior advisor to both government and industry, most recently as a special advisor to the French Minister of Industry. Vieux also taught economics at the Universite de Paris IV (La Sorbonne) and worked as a consultant for Anderson Consulting. Vieux graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques and the French business school HEC HEC Hautes Études Commerciales HEC Hautes Etudes Commerciales (French) HEC Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) HEC Hydrologic Engineering Center (Davis, CA) . He also holds a law degree from the Universite de Paris and a master of business administration degree from Stanford University, where he was a Fullbright Scholar. Founded in 1974, Tandem Computers Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. ) designs and delivers technology solutions that companies rely on to compete in a business that runs 24 hours a day. A US$2.3 billion company headquartered in Cupertino, Tandem has offices, strategic partners, and providers in more than 50 countries around the world. Tandem press materials are also available on NEWSdesk International on the World Wide Web at http://www.newsdesk.com. CONTACT: Tandem Computers Inc., Cupertino Sally Smith, 408/285-7515 (press) smith_sally@tandem.com Rayvon Williams, 408/285-6343 (investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. ) williams_rayvon@tandem.com http://www.tandem.com |
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