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BP Amoco's Group Vice President of Human Resources Named to Exult's Advisory Council.


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IRVINE Irvine, town, Scotland
Irvine (ûr`vĭn), town (1991 pop. 32,507), North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary. Industries include iron and brass foundries. Other products are chemicals, electric goods, and clothing.
, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2000

Exult, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXLT) a provider of web-enabled integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption.  designed to manage the entire human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  function for Global 500 corporations, today announced it has added an HR luminary to the Exult Advisory Council (EAC EAC an abbreviation used in studies of complement, in which E represents erythrocyte, A antibody, and C complement. ).

The newest member of the EAC - the intent of which is to assist Exult in its commitment to delivery of HR best practices and continuous process improvement - is Nick Starritt, group vice president of HR for BP Amoco.

Said Jim Madden mad·den  
v. mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens

v.tr.
1. To make angry; irritate.

2. To drive insane.

v.intr.
To become infuriated.
, Exult's chairman, 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. , "We are honored hon·or  
n.
1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate.

2.
a. Good name; reputation.

b.
 to have added Nick to the already extraordinary group of HR and IT leaders on our advisory council. We believe his deep knowledge of HR will contribute significantly to our vision of becoming the world class eHR solution for Global 500 corporations."

Nick Starritt, Group Vice President of HR for BP Amoco, has 25 years of human resources, management and shared services shared services,
n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them.
 expertise. He led the HR activities associated with the mergers between BP and Amoco, the subsequent merger with Arco, and the recently announced intended take-over of Burmah Burmah may be
  • An alternative spelling of the country Burma (Myanmar)
  • Burmah Oil Company Ltd.
 Castrol. Before joining BP Amoco, he concluded his 22-year tenure tenure, in education
tenure, in education, a guarantee of the permanence of a college or university teacher's position, awarded upon successful completion of a probationary period, usually seven years.
 with Mobil by leading the global redesign re·de·sign  
tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs
To make a revision in the appearance or function of.



re
 of its HR function, and the creation of the European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


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see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 Shared Services organization.

The EAC's primary objectives are:

1. Thought leadership: provide an avenue for the introduction of new

ideas, concepts and HR and IT best practices

2. New services: provide recommendations on the efficacy efficacy /ef·fi·ca·cy/ (ef´i-kah-se)
1. the ability of an intervention to produce the desired beneficial effect in expert hands and under ideal circumstances.

2.
 of new

service offerings and service delivery approaches

3. Quality assurance: review and comment on client quality assurance

programs

4. Market testing: act as a forum for the solicitation solicitation

In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual
 of market

requirements and new industry developments

Other members of the Exult Advisory Council include:
-- Dave Ulrich, Professor, School of Business Administration, University of
Michigan - has been described by BusinessWeek as one of the world's top ten
management educators and the top educator in HR; author of a variety of books,
the most recent entitled, "Delivering Results: The New Mandate of Human
Resources"; has consulted with and conducted research at more than half of the
Fortune 200

-- Dr. Jac Fitz-Enz, Founder, Saratoga Institute - is the acknowledged "father
of human capital benchmarking and performance assessment"; clients include 400
of the Fortune 500 and many foreign multi-nationals; has authored five books,
with a sixth, "The ROI of Human Capital" being published in June 2000; has
trained and spoken to over 60,000 managers in 30 countries

-- Naomi Lee Bloom, Managing Partner, Bloom & Wallace - is a renowned
consultant in the HR management delivery system industry; developed a global
HRM Business Model "Starter Kit"; has consulted with global corporations
including General Mills, Hewlett-Packard and ALCOA, and HRM software vendors
including PeopleSoft, SAP, Meta4 and Oracle; author of "Human Resource
Management and Information Technology: Achieving a Strategic Partnership"

-- Row Henson, VP, Global HRMS Strategy, PeopleSoft - is recognized for leading
PeopleSoft's HRMS product, which was ranked No. 1 by IDC. Ms. Henson was voted
one of the "Top Ten Women in Technology" by Computer Currents; possesses more
than 20 years of software industry expertise with PeopleSoft, Dun & Bradstreet
and Cullinet; has been a frequent speaker at HR association meetings, and has
been published in numerous personnel and software journals

-- Bill Pade, Director and Managing Partner, Silicon Valley office, McKinsey &
Co. - has led and developed McKinsey's Silicon Valley office over the past five
years to become one of the largest, and considered most successful, consulting
practices in Silicon Valley; led McKinsey's High Tech practice in both North
America and Europe; joined McKinsey in 1977 and was elected a principal in 1982
and a Director in 1988; member of several corporate and not-for profit advisory
boards

-- Sharon Garrett, CEO of Zyan Communications (former SVP and CIO, Walt Disney
Company) - managed Disney's domestic and international IT operations, including
a $450 million operating expense budget and a $150 million capital budget with
over 1,500 professionals; designed and expanded Disney's worldwide telecoms and
technology infrastructure during the company's growth from $3 billion to $23
billion annually; recently became CEO of Zyan, a provider of high-speed
connectivity and value-added services to small and mid-sized businesses.

-- Bob Gunn, Founder, Gunn Partners - is recognized as the "father of shared
services"; has delivered staff function productivity enhancement consulting
services to worldwide companies including CitiCorp, Dun & Bradstreet, E.I. du
Pont de Nemours, General Electric, Merck and Sears; led a consortium of
companies through a year long effort to define and create what is now known as
shared services to transaction activities

-- Patrick McNally, former Regional Industry Managing Partner, Andersen
Consulting - was responsible for strategy formulation, performance metrics and
change management for clients including AT&T, Occidental Petroleum, Apple
Computer and Boeing Aircraft; now a strategy consultant for corporations
including MCI Worldcom, Korn Ferry/International and Daimler-Chrysler and
facilitator of strategy retreats for companies including Honda Motor Company,
Levi Strauss, Disney Consumer Products and British Telecom

-- John Phippen, former CIO, Mattel, Inc. - was on the management team that led
Mattel's turn-around to become one of the top 30 ROI companies in the world;
managed the worldwide IT function, successfully integrating seven acquisitions
in four years; developed the Internet capabilities both for content and
e-commerce; implemented common systems in all locations around the world (50
countries); credited with implementing the Better Business Processes program
which dramatically improved the quality and cost-effectiveness of the IT
organization


About Exult, Inc.

Headquartered in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). , Exult, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXLT) offers eHR, a comprehensive, web-enabled integrated service designed to manage the entire human resources department for Global 500 corporations. The company's strategy is to transform Global 500 HR departments into proactive, global, knowledge-based organizations through myHR, a browser-based, personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 HR portal. The company believes myHR, in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy
conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun.
 with our client service centers and centers of expertise, has the potential to transform the employee's perception of the HR function, create new bonds between employer and employee, and promote employee self-service to manage many aspects of an employee's professional and personal lives. For more information, visit Exult's web site at: www.exult.net; 949/250-8002.
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