CompuCom Appoints Two New Directors; Edwin L. Harper and J. Edward Coleman Join the Company's Board of Directors.Business/Technology Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2000 CompuCom Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMPC CMPC Classified Matter Protection and Control CMPC Compañia Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones S.A. CMPC Cisco Multi-Path Channel CMPC Children's Media Policy Coalition CMPC Central Milk Producers Cooperative CMPC Connecticut Minority Purchasing Council ) a leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Edwin L. Harper and J. Edward Coleman to its Board of Directors. Both directors are recognized as leaders in the technology development and management arena. "Both Harper and Coleman bring valuable insight and experience to CompuCom and will help the Company create a clear competitive advantage within the industry," said Harry Wallaesa, Safeguard Scientifics' president and 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. , and CompuCom's chairman of the board. Edwin L. Harper Edwin L. Harper is currently executive vice president of operations and information technology with Assurant Group. He previously served as Assurant's chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Prior to Assurant, Harper served as vice chairman of Commodore Applied Technologies, which he helped take public in 1997. He also served five years as president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Railroads in Washington, D.C. From 1986 to 1992, Harper served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Campbell Soup Company Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. . In 1980, Harper interrupted his corporate career to join then President-elect Ronald Reagan's Transition Team. He remained with the Reagan administration to become an assistant to the President as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. (OMB OMB abbr. Office of Management and Budget Noun 1. OMB - the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget Office of Management and Budget ), and later, chief of Policy Development. From 1970 to 1973, he served as Special Assistant to President Nixon, responsible for policy planning and budgeting. Born in Belleville, Ill., Harper has a bachelor's degree from Principia prin·cip·i·um n. pl. prin·cip·i·a A principle, especially a basic one. [Latin pr  ncipium; see principle.] College in Illinois and a Ph. D. from the University of Virginia. He has been a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., and a lecturer at Rutgers University on business and government and the Presidency. J. Edward Coleman Appointed chief executive officer of CompuCom in December 1999, Coleman oversees CompuCom's strategic business initiatives and overall corporate strategy. He is instrumental in CompuCom's development into an industry leading company that provides infrastructure solutions to optimize E-business and enterprise applications. Coleman brings 25 years of industry expertise and a strong track record of successfully directing and leading organizations into new markets. Coleman joined CompuCom from Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), where he was instrumental in the rapid expansion and integration of CSC's management consulting, systems integration and outsourcing services. Prior to CSC, he served as executive vice president of MTS (1) See Microsoft Transaction Server. (2) (Modular TV System) The stereo channel added to the NTSC standard, which includes the SAP audio channel for special use. 1. MTS - Message Transport System. 2. , a systems integrator. Coleman spent 17 years at 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, including five years with IBM Credit Corporation, where he led the national sales force, directed its used computer business and served as vice president and general manager of Channel Financing. Coleman received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary Noun 1. William and Mary - joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University. About CompuCom Systems, Inc. (www.compucom.com) CompuCom Systems, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, provides people, process and technology to deliver infrastructure solutions that optimize E-business and enterprise applications. Combining knowledge, strategy and tactical experience, CompuCom offers business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in , IT outsourcing, and IT consulting and systems integration for clients operating in the re@l world(sm). |
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