Business Wire Hires Director of Web Services to Advance Company's Industry Leading Web Site.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000 Mark Wehrmeister was named to the newly created position of director of Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , it was announced today by Cathy Baron Tamraz, 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. of Business Wire. Wehrmeister joins Business Wire to advance the company's cutting-edge Web site and long-term Internet programs. He will report directly to Business Wire's senior vice president, marketing and business strategy, Michael Lissauer who has developed many of the company's innovative Internet products and its overall online strategy. Wehrmeister joins Business Wire with more than 15 years of Web, engineering, and communications experience. In his most recent position, he was the information technology manager for Bio-Rad Laboratories where he was involved in all Web, e-commerce, and intranet activities, and developed and managed a team of 24 professionals who implemented a worldwide communications infrastructure for the $660M global, high technology manufacturing company. His other management positions include associations with San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. , Computer Sciences Corporation, Unisys Corporation, and General Dynamics. He has an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in finance from San Diego State University and a BSEE BSEE abbr. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . Wehrmeister will be located at Business Wire's corporate headquarters in San Francisco. Since its launch in 1995, Business Wire was one of the first wire services to establish a presence on the Internet, and introduce myriad proprietary online products that quickly and effectively deliver information to online and traditional media. Business Wire's Web site averages more than one million visits daily, and its Internet products are mainstays in the communication arsenal of corporate communicators, investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most professionals, and journalists. About Business Wire Founded in 1961 by its president, Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations executive, Business Wire, the global leader in news distribution, is the leading source of news on major U.S. corporations, including Fortune 1000 and Nasdaq companies. Business Wire is on the cutting edge of communications technology and www.businesswire.com, recognized as the premier newswire Internet site, is a pioneer in shaping the future of the interactive use of the Internet. The company has 26 offices throughout the United States, with an international hub in Brussels and reciprocal offices throughout the world. |
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