Bull Names George McNeil Head of North/South American Operations.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998-- Senior Bull executive replaces Don Zereski, who is promoted to senior executive VP for Bull's worldwide sales and marketing Bull announced today 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. that George McNeil will succeed Don Zereski as 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 Bull Americas, a position Zereski has held since February 1996. Zereski has been promoted to the new position of senior executive vice president of Groupe Bull Groupe Bull (also known as Bull Computer or simply Bull) is a French computer company based in Les Clayes-sous-Bois, outside Paris. The company has also been known at various times as Bull General Electric, Honeywell Bull, CII Honeywell Bull , where he will be responsible for worldwide sales and marketing activities. McNeil reports to Zereski and will be based in Billerica, Bull's North/South American headquarters. A 33-year Bull senior executive, McNeil has held a variety of worldwide management positions in the company's product and services divisions since 1965, most recently serving as president of Bull Europe. Prior to that, McNeil was senior executive vice president and CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , as well as president and chief executive officer of Integris, Bull's worldwide systems integration and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. business. Under McNeil's direction, Integris grew to a more than $1 billion business. He also has served as vice president of the company's large computer products division, based in Phoenix, Ariz. In his new position, Zereski will have offices in France, Bull's worldwide headquarters, and in the U.S. He will report to Guy de Panafieu, chairman & CEO of Groupe Bull. Zereski will serve as a member of the Groupe's Steering Committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun , which defines overall business and strategic operations. Prior to joining Bull, Zereski built a 30-year career at Digital Equipment Corporation, where he served as an officer, vice president and general manager of the company's U.S. area, and as vice president of Digital's Corporate Customer Services. Zereski also managed Digital's European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. field service operations, logistics and after-market sales. About George McNeil McNeil began his association with Bull in 1965 when he joined Honeywell Information Systems, acquired by Bull in 1988. He held various posts within Honeywell, both in the UK and the U.S., before being appointed managing director, Honeywell Information Systems Ltd., in 1986. He later served as managing director of its successor companies, Honeywell Bull and Bull HN Information Systems Limited, where he was also appointed chief executive in January 1990. Between 1976 and 1980, McNeil served within Honeywell as general manager of the UK manufacturing division in Newhouse, Scotland. In 1980, he was appointed vice president of manufacturing, large computer products division in Phoenix, Ariz. until 1983, when he became vice president of hardware operations, large computer products division, in Phoenix. McNeil was born in Scotland, and is a graduate of Melville College, Edinburgh, and Heriot her·i·ot n. A tribute or service rendered to a feudal lord on the death of a tenant. [Middle English, from Old English heregeatu : here, army; see koro- Watt University, Edinburgh, where he studied electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. . He began his career at Bruce Peebles, Edinburgh (now NEI NEI National Eye Institute (NIH) NEI Nuclear Energy Institute NEI National Emission Inventory NEI Not Enough Information NEI Netherlands East Indies NEI Nuevos Estados Independientes ) in 1964. He is a member of, and serves on, the council of the British Computer Society Established in 1957, The British Computer Society (BCS) is a body that represents those working in Information and Communications Technology ICT. It is the largest United Kingdom-based professional body for computing. , is a fellow of the British Institute of Management, and is a member of the Institute of Directors. McNeil is married with three children and lists his interests as flying (private pilot), golf, music and reading. About Bull With a presence in more than 85 countries, more than 21,000 employees, and combined revenues in 1997 of $4.2 billion, Bull offers a wide range of systems, infrastructure software and IT services through focused innovation, alliances with the best partners, and its own integration expertise. Based in France, the company's worldwide software division, BullSoft, and its North/South America operations are headquartered in Billerica, Mass. The company's Web address is http://www.bull.com and, in the U.S., http://www.us.bull.com. Note to editors: Don Zereski is a resident of Northboro, Mass., and Falmouth, Mass. B&W photos of Zereski and George McNeil are available on request.
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