Bell Microproducts Appoints Senior VP for Computer Products Sales; Former Gates/Arrow Executive Will Expand Bell Microproducts' Sales and Programs Throughout North America.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1999-- Bell Microproducts, Inc. (Nasdaq:BELM), widely recognized as a leading value-added distributor of computer products and semiconductors, has appointed Gary Gammon as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Computer Products Division. Gammon, who joined the company on the 10th of May, will take on the sales responsibility for all Bell Microproducts' computer product sales operations between the U.S. and Canada. He will also oversees several of the company's vertical-market customer programs. Gammon reports directly to Don Bell, President, 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. and Chairman. "We are making great progress in the industry in positioning ourselves as a leading international distribution leader," said Bell. "Bell Microproducts' products and services continue to improve as we advance into the world of electronic commerce. Gary's background and experience will help Bell Microproducts improve our increasingly comprehensive offering of products and marketing programs. We think Gary will play a key role as we shape our future business model. As always, Bell Microproducts will continue to offer improved value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. programs to assist our customers in improving their profitability." A strong career in distribution Gammon served previously as Vice President of Sales for Gates/Arrow Distributing, the Greenville, and South Carolina-based distributor of computer systems, peripherals and software. Prior to that, Gammon was Gates/Arrow's Vice President of Marketing for the enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. business. Previously he was Vice President of Technical Sales at Gates/Arrow and was also a Sales Executive with Data General. "I'm excited to be joining Bell Microproducts and to have the opportunity to assist the team in aggressively shaping the company's future." said Gammon. " Bell Microproducts plans to broaden its product and service offerings, increasing our ability to provide value to our customer and supplier partners." Earlier management additions The appointment of Gary Gammon to oversee Bell Microproducts computer product sales division follows last month's management appointments for its western regional outside sales force, and its BellStor Storage Systems Division. Tom Holt Tom Holt (born Thomas Charles Louis Holt September 13 1961 in London) is a British novelist. He is the son of novelist Hazel Holt, and was educated at Westminster School and Wadham College, Oxford. , a long time Bell Microproducts sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , now reports directly to Gammon, and was appointed to the position of Regional Sales Manager, Northwestern Region of the Computer Products Division. Following a career at Adaptec, Paul Forman Paul Forman is an historian of science and a curator of the Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History. Forman's primary research focus has been the history of physics, in which he has helped pioneer the application of cultural history to scientific recently joined Bell Microproducts as Regional Sales Manager, Southwestern Region of the Computer Products Division. Don Purkey, formerly a Vice President at RAID Manufacturer, Vanguard Vanguard Any of three unmanned U.S. experimental satellites. Vanguard I (1958), the second U.S. satellite placed in orbit around Earth (after Explorer 1), was a tiny 3.25-lb (1.47-kg) sphere with two radio transmitters. Technology, joined Bell Microproducts as Director of the company's growing BellStor Storage Systems Division. "These moves are but a few that we have made recently -- and will continue to make -- to realize our objectives of expanding our customer base, expanding the companies geographic coverage and accelerating the companies growth and profitability," said Bell. About Bell Microproducts, Inc. Bell Microproducts, Inc. is a value-added distributor of high-technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The company markets and distributes the products of more than 100 manufacturers of semiconductors, disk drives, tape drives, optical drives, storage systems, computers, enhancement products and peripherals primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VARs) and system integrators throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company adds value to its products through a broad range of services, including testing, kitting, mass storage subsystem The part of a computer system that provides the storage. It includes the controller and disk drives. See storage system. assembly and the integration of complete computer systems. Bell Microproducts value added operations are located in 4 major markets across North America. More information can be found in the company's SEC filings or by contacting the company directly. Bell Microproducts' news and product/service information are available on the World Wide Web at www.bellmicro.com. |
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