Computerm moves forward with new President; Douglas J. Goodall takes helm as new President while current President and founder Richard J. Madden becomes CEO.PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1995--Computerm Corp. today announced Douglas Goodall as the new President of Computerm, effective immediately. Richard Madden mad·den v. mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens v.tr. 1. To make angry; irritate. 2. To drive insane. v.intr. To become infuriated. , Computerm's most recent President and one of its original founders in 1969, will now assume the role of Chief Executive Officer. Doug Goodall was employed most recently as Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at Black Box Corp., a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. and computer connectivity products. He brings to Computerm his 21 years of experience in business development, product direction, marketing, sales and 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. . "Computerm is particularly excited about this change and Doug's addition to our team," affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. Richard Madden, now 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. of Computerm. "His knowledge and experience will enhance Computerm's ability to reach its full potential as a high-quality data communications firm with a strong, clear future." "With Computerm's long-standing focus on providing products that optimize network usage, the company is very well positioned to meet network-driven data center application needs now and in the future," said Doug Goodall. "We can deliver systems that operate efficiently and cost-effectively over the three dominant network architectures: private line, bridge/router, and broadband. I see tremendous potential for continued growth in serving the evolving data communications and network needs of our customers on a worldwide basis. Computerm has a rich heritage of success built on its commitment to customers, service and support, employees and the market." Computerm Corp. is a worldwide leader in providing data communications solutions for the 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) channel. The company's products include channel extension systems and network integration gateways that maximize the value of installed mainframes by enabling access to host resources from a variety of computing computing - computer environments. Computerm markets its products through a direct sales force and third parties. CONTACT: Computerm Corporation Sharon Evankovich, 412/394-1089 sevankov(a)ns1.computerm.com or Technology Solutions Inc. Jen Revis/Alex Terrana 212/696-2000 jrevis(a)tsipr.com (a) denotes "at" symbol |
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