Arni Sigurdsson Becomes New CEO Of Digital World Services; Johann Butting Is Leaving The Company.Business Editors 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 & HAMBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002 Bertelsmann's subsidiary Digital World Services today announced that former 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) Arni Sigurdsson will become the digital rights management (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ) company's new Chief Executive Officer (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. ). Former CEO Johann Butting is leaving the company to head up a New York based start-up enterprise. Johann Butting (36) has been with Bertelsmann for six years and has played a critical role in successfully positioning Digital World Services in the global DRM market since its foundation in October 1999. Arni Sigurdsson (36), who is taking over the position of CEO in January 2002, has been with Digital World Services since the beginning in the position of COO. In this function, Sigurdsson has been in charge of Digital World Services' technology and operations and was responsible for building up the business in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Prior to joining Digital World Services in 1999, Sigurdsson worked for DLJ DLJ Distributor License for Java DLJ Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. DLJ Drive Like Jehu (band) DLJ Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (India) DLJ Dead Letter Journal Direct and Salomon Brothers
Salomon Brothers was a Wall Street investment bank. . "We thank Johann Butting for his outstanding contribution to the development of Digital World Services and wish him good luck and success with his new venture," said Uwe Swientek, CEO of Arvato Storage Media, the Bertelsmann company that brought forth Digital World Services. "With Arni Sigurdsson, Digital World Services gets a CEO who, from the very beginning, has contributed greatly to the company's success and whose experience assures continuity." Over the next months, Sigurdsson plans to further accelerate the development of Digital World Services' DRM solutions for the music, publishing software and games markets and to prepare Digital World Services' entry into developing DRM-based business and distribution models for the wireless industry. About Digital World Services Digital World Services is a digital rights management (DRM) company providing tailored solutions and services for securing and delivering digital content for all media types including music, publishing, video, games and software. DWS DWS Dallas Wind Symphony (Dallas, TX) DWS Department of Workforce Services (Wyoming) DWS Division of Workforce Solutions (Wisconsin) DWS Driving While Suspended Rights Clearing, the premiere engine that drives all of Digital World Services' secure digital distribution solutions is unmatched in power and designed to maximize profit and efficiency for all digital business solutions. Among the solutions offered are retail integration, subscription, promotional products, and P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. secure file sharing. Digital World Services is DRM agnostic and offers experienced professional services such as initial and on-going consulting, end-to-end project management, system integration, content packaging, 24/7 customer support and catalog management. Operating with offices in New York, NY, Hamburg, Germany, Palo Alto, CA and Zurich, Switzerland, Digital World Services is a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's largest media companies. |
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