Austin-Tetra Promotes Mike Zier and Elects Craig Johnson to Board.IRVING, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to -- Austin-Tetra, a leader in global data management solutions for the supplier and customer intelligence market, today announced the promotion of Mike Zier to 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. and the election of Craig Johnson Craig Johnson may refer to:
As COO, Zier is responsible for sales, global alliances and business development, marketing, solution delivery, and product management segments. Zier joined Austin-Tetra in September 2002 as vice-president of sales and marketing and has more than 20 years experience developing and managing high-growth sales organizations for both large and small companies. His experience includes leading sales and marketing for companies such as Oracle, Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. , Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. and two successful start-up initiatives at ePartners and ActionSystems. "Mike brings extensive knowledge in developing strong sales organizations and creating new market opportunities for Austin-Tetra," said Phil Berkebile, Jr., 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. of Austin-Tetra. "He has consistently demonstrated his abilities and in this new, expanded role he will be even better positioned to help lead Austin-Tetra to the next level." Craig Johnson has been elected to Austin-Tetra's board of directors for a three-year term to provide strategic development guidance. Johnson is a seasoned, senior management executive with Wall Street experience and expertise in corporate finance, M&A, corporate development and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. . He has held executive management positions at Nortel Networks including head of global corporate development and M&A, division CFO See Chief Financial Officer. and business unit general manager. He also held senior positions at Etan Industries, Cross Country Capital and Daniels & Associates. "We are pleased to welcome Craig to the board," said Phil Berkebile. "Craig's experience in corporate finance and senior executive management will be extremely valuable to Austin-Tetra as we manage our accelerated growth going forward. We are very fortunate to have these two seasoned executives supporting our company in both the short and long-term." About Austin-Tetra, Inc. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Austin-Tetra has been a leader in global data management since 1993 and offers some of the most comprehensive content-based management solutions in the market. The company sells its services to the largest companies in the world addressing the data requirements of global supplier management, strategic sourcing, and customer relationship management. Austin-Tetra's coverage includes more than 50 million global businesses. Its solutions validate, enhance and enrich information on existing suppliers and customers and enable the identification of new ones. Company services provide customers with enterprise-wide visibility into their trading partner base, enabling thorough analysis to help mitigate business risk, leverage buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. to reduce supply costs and maximize revenue generating opportunities. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.austintetra.com. |
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