CompuCom Systems Announces Appointment of New Marketing Executive.Former EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. and 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) Executive Jim Arnold Joins the CompuCom Management Team as Vice President of Marketing Appointment Underscores Company's Significant IT Services Growth DALLAS -- CompuCom Systems, Inc., a leading IT managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality provider that helps organizations maximize resources and achieve continuous improvement, today announced the appointment of Jim Arnold to the executive post of Vice President of Marketing where he will be responsible for the development, implementation and support of the company's corporate marketing activities. Additionally, Jim will oversee marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , analyst relations Analyst relations is a corporate communications and public relations activity whereby businesses aim to influence technology industry analysts (also known as research analysts) who work for independent research and consulting firms. The two largest U.S. , 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 and internal communications as well as lead the coordination of trade show activities, web site management and lead generation campaigns. Mr. Arnold brings nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, brand management, advertising, public relations, alliance marketing, sales promotion, Web marketing, research and strategic planning with leading organizations such as IBM, EDS, Compaq and Sabre. Joining more than 7,500 associates at CompuCom across the U.S. and Canada, Jim is the latest addition in bolstering the company's executive bench strength to facilitate current and future IT services growth. CompuCom continues to outperform the market as evidenced by more than doubling the industry average for growth in its services sector during 2005. Additionally, CompuCom has maintained 18 straight years of profitable operating performance. "We're thrilled to have an exceptional and experienced IT executive lead our marketing efforts during such an exciting time in the company's lifespan," said John McKenna, Chief Strategy Officer at CompuCom. "In a sector that is rapidly growing and evolving as quickly as ours is, CompuCom will certainly benefit from an executive who has a strong strategic foundation and extensive marketing experience with other leading IT organizations. His qualifications are ideally suited to help successfully take CompuCom into its 20th year of operation and beyond." Serving most recently as the Director of Product Marketing at EDS, Mr. Arnold managed marketing, advertising, public relations, analyst relations, event marketing and lead generation activities for EDS' IT outsourcing services portfolio. Prior to EDS, Mr. Arnold served as the Director of Sales and Marketing for Integracolor where he managed a catalog division for the retail merchandising and point-of-purchase manufacturer. Prior to his tenure at Integracolor, Jim was a member of an executive management team at IBM that formed a new capital goods Capital Goods Any goods used by an organization to produce other goods. Notes: Examples of capital goods include office buildings, equipment, and machinery. See also: Capital Expenditure, Disinvestment Capital goods Internet exchange company where he held the position of Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications. Previously, Jim served as the Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications at Sabre Inc. where he spearheaded the brand strategy for Sabre and Travelocity.com during the AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. spin-off. While at Sabre, Mr. Arnold led a large global marketing team and managed marketing, advertising, public relations, brand management, event marketing, research, GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. testing and Web marketing functions. Jim was manager of numerous marketing programs during his eight-year tenure at 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/. and previously held account management positions at two leading advertising agencies. Mr. Arnold holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Marketing from Miami University of Ohio. About CompuCom Systems, Inc. CompuCom Systems is a leading IT managed services provider that offers outsourcing, application development, systems integration and consulting services, as well as the procurement and management of hardware and software. Together with our Canadian subsidiary, CompuCom is a leader in pioneering and delivering efficient, effective IT outsourcing solutions that deliver sustainable results year over year. CompuCom's highly skilled associate base is enriched by a combined total of more than 44,000 industry certifications company-wide. Employing more than 7,500 associates across North America, CompuCom is a Platinum Equity company and was founded in 1987. For more information, visit www.CompuCom.com. |
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