Compaq Names Robert V. Napier Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 1999-- Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today named Robert V. Napier to the position of Senior Vice President, Information Management, and Chief Information Officer (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. ). Napier, who brings to Compaq over 25 years experience as a senior IT executive in complex organizations, will continue Compaq's leadership in the innovative use of information technology and will support its aggressive customer-focused e-commerce and supply chain infrastructure development. Napier joins Compaq from Mariner Post-Acute Network where he served as senior vice president and CIO. "Bob Napier brings a wealth of experience in information systems management to Compaq, and we're delighted to see him join our senior management team," said Ben Rosen, Chairman and acting Chief Executive Officer. "He is a proven IT leader with the skills in both strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and operational execution that are needed to put the company's information infrastructure to work supporting our core business strategies." Previously Napier was CIO of Delphi Automotive Systems See ITS, embedded system, drive-by-wire, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance system, autonomous vehicle, heads-up display, DSRC, lane departure system, CAN bus, FlexRay and SYNC. , a $30 billion General Motors business sector with global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . During his 25 year information technology career, he has held CIO positions at Lucent Technologies Inc., AT&T Global Business Communications Systems, and Lockheed Information Management Services. Company Background Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second-largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, enterprise and network storage solutions, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The Company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are available at http://www.compaq.com. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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