Cerplex continues to strengthen executive team; appoints senior vice president, North American operations.TUSTIN, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Jan. 31, 1996--The Cerplex Group Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CPLX), Wednesday announced the appointment of Philip E. Pietrowski to senior vice president, North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. . Formerly vice president of logistics for the company, Pietrowski will now be responsible for leading all Cerplex operating locations in 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. . Cerplex is a global provider of high technology services outsourcing. Pietrowski's mission as senior vice president, North American operations is to expand the company's service offerings in North America by strengthening Cerplex's existing infrastructure. Joining Cerplex in Oct. '95 as vice president, logistics, Pietrowski, was responsible for developing strategic relationships with global logistics and freight companies Freight companies are companies that specialise in the moving ("forwarding") of freight, or cargo, from one place to another. They are divided into several sections, international freight forwarders--which ship goods from country to coutry or domestic freight forwarders (who ship , and setting the overall corporate logistics strategy. "My goal is to deliver to our North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. customers a total service solution with one defined set of products and services," said Pietrowski. "The benchmark level will be the value, quality and performance our customers find in using our services." Pietrowski's move follows a series of executive management changes at Cerplex over the past few months. Last week, Robert N. McFarland was appointed senior vice president, North American sales (BusinessWire 1/25/96). McFarland was formerly vice president and general manager of Asian and Middle East operations at AST Research AST Research, Inc. was a personal computer manufacturer, founded in Irvine, California in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Qureshey and Thomas Yuen. (The name comes from the initials of their first names. Inc., a Fortune 500 computer manufacturer. "Recent changes to the executive management team are the direct result of the company's mission to be the leader in service outsourcing for the high technology marketplace," said James T. Schraith, president and chief executive officer of Cerplex. "The key to our success will be the direct result of our strong executive management team. Pietrowski has increasingly demonstrated his steadfast leadership ability that is necessary in building a strong operational team." "Companies can uphold the high demand for new products by outsourcing technical services, like help desk, remarketing, or logistics to Cerplex," said Schraith. "I am certain, the strength of our executive team and the quality of our work will help define Cerplex as the leader in outsourcing services as we head into the next millennium." "The industry is hungry for what we have to offer," said Pietrowski, age 50. "Our customers consider us strategic partners in executing quality technical services. We're taking the strategic and tactical steps necessary to meet our customer's needs." Before joining Cerplex, Pietrowski spent 24 years at Digital Equipment Corp., a Fortune 500 company, where he was responsible for worldwide service logistics operations. Pietrowski started at Digital in 1972 as senior technician, last serving as corporate business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets manager, multivendor customer services business. Cerplex is the leading independent provider of electronic parts repair and logistics services worldwide. The company has developed extensive capabilities in the repair, refurbishment re·fur·bish tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate. re·fur , upgrade, testing, training and support of a wide range of electronic equipment for the computer and peripheral, telecommunications and office automation markets. Cerplex was ranked by Inc. Magazine in '95 as the 27th fastest growing small business company in America. Key service offerings are depot repair, logistics services, technical help desk, training, remanufacturing and remarketing, and spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. services. The company is traded publicly on NASDAQ:CPLX. 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. : For a 4x5 inch black/white photograph of Philip E. Pietrowski, or any other Cerplex executive listed in this release, please contact Cerplex at 714/258-5159. CONTACT: Cerplex Group Bonni L. Parsons Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper products, plastics, and appliances. , 714/258-5159 bparsons@cerplex.com or Shafer Agency Linda Waters/Sheryl Smith, 800/503-1177 lwl@shafer.usa.com |
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