Baskett to Retire -- Hawkins Appointed to Succeed as General Counsel and Secretary of Convergys Corporation.Business & High-Tech Editors CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 Convergys Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVG CVG Convergys Corp CVG Corporación Venezolana de Guayana CVG Clear Vertical Grain (woodworking) CVG Carrier Group CVG Corporacion Venezolana de Guyana CVG Comprehensive Video Group (South Hackensack, NJ, USA) ), the global leader in integrated billing and customer care services, announced today that General Counsel and Secretary, William D. Baskett III, plans to retire on June 1, 2001. Baskett became the general counsel and secretary of Convergys at its creation in 1998. Prior to his Convergys service, he served in that same role for Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. Inc. and for many years as a partner at the Frost & Jacobs law firm in Cincinnati. "Bill made many significant contributions to the success of Cincinnati Bell, to the successful IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. of Convergys in August of 1998, and to the continuing growth and success of Convergys in the global marketplace," said Jim Orr, chairman, president, and chief executive of Convergys. "We thank Bill for his dedicated service to Convergys. He will be sorely missed by his colleagues here and we wish him and his wife, Mary Lou, the very best as they look forward to enjoying Bill's retirement." Also today, Orr announced the appointment effective June 1, 2001, of current Associate General Counsel and Secretary, William H. Hawkins II, to replace Baskett. Hawkins joined Convergys last September 1 after a long tenure as a partner and chairman of the Executive Committee at Frost & Jacobs (now Frost Brown Todd Frost Brown Todd LLC is one of the largest law firms based in the Midwestern United States. It resulted from the 2000 merger of Frost & Jacobs LLP, a Cincinnati-based firm, with Brown Todd & Heyburn PLLC, a Louisville-based firm. ). Baskett and Hawkins will work together over the next few months to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Pic files of both Baskett and Hawkins are available on request. About Convergys Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), a member of the S&P 500, is the global leader in providing outsourced, integrated, billing and customer care services, bringing together world-class resources and expertise to help clients transform customer relationships into a competitive advantage. Convergys software produces more than one million bills each day, and Convergys contact centers handle more than one million customer interactions each day. Convergys(SM) provides billing, customer care, and employee care services to the top companies in a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, Internet, cable and broadband services, technology, and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Convergys employs over 45,000 people in its 46 customer contact centers and in its data centers and other offices in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Israel, and Europe. Convergys is on the Internet at www.convergys.com (Convergys is pronounced: kun VER Ver personification; portrayed as infantile and tender. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] See : Spring jis. Convergys and the Convergys logo are service marks of Convergys Corporation.) |
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