CSPP Unveils New Name: Technology CEO Council; After 16 Years, High Tech CEO Group Sheds CSPP Moniker and Adopts New Name to Reflect Changing High-Tech Industry.WASHINGTON -- The Technology 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. Council announced its new name today. The group of high-tech CEOs, formerly known as the Computer Systems Policy Project, announced the name change on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of its bi-annual meetings next week with policy makers in Washington, DC. The group, established in 1989, is a CEO policy advocacy organization focused on ensuring U.S. competitiveness through technology leadership. Technology CEO Council companies generate over $300 billion in annual revenues and employ over 800,000 workers. Its members include its Chairman, Craig R. Barrett, Chairman of the Board of Intel; Mark V. Hurd Mark V. Hurd is the chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Hewlett-Packard. He replaced Carly Fiorina, who resigned at the decision of HP's board of directors after the difficult merger with Compaq and a struggle with the HP board after reports of disappointing , President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company; Joseph McGrath, President and CEO of Unisys Corporation; William Nuti, President and CEO of NCR Corporation; Samuel J. Palmisano Samuel J. Palmisano (born July 29, 1951) is the current Chairman, CEO, and President of IBM, one of the world's largest IT companies. He was elected Chairman in October 2002, effective January 1, 2003, and has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2002. , Chairman and CEO of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation; Kevin B. Rollins, President and CEO of Dell Inc.; Michael R. Splinter, President and CEO of Applied Materials, Inc.; Joseph M. Tucci Joseph M. Tucci, more popularly known as Joe Tucci, is Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of EMC Corporation. Tucci has been EMC's Chairman since January 2006 and President and CEO since January 2001, one year after he joined the , President and CEO of EMC Corporation; and Ed Zander, Chairman and CEO of Motorola, Inc. "As the high tech leaders evolved their portfolios beyond computers to include services, software, semiconductors, and storage, we needed a new name to reflect these changes," said Bruce Mehlman, the Technology CEO Council Executive Director. "Our mission to provide thoughtful and actionable policy recommendations on matters of importance to the U.S. economy and our future competitiveness remains the same." About the Technology CEO Council The Technology CEO Council is a CEO policy advocacy group focused on ensuring U.S. competitiveness through technology leadership. The CEOs visit Washington twice annually to meet with lawmakers about policy issues of importance to the high-tech industry and work throughout the year to promote education, analysis and recommendations. For more information, please visit www.techceocouncil.org. |
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