Convergys Appoints Robertson President of Convergys International - Newton Becomes President of Convergys EMEA.Business Editors CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2002 Convergys Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVG CVG Convergys Corp CVG Corporación Venezolana de Guayana CVG Clear Vertical Grain (woodworking) CVG Carrier Group CVG Corporacion Venezolana de Guyana CVG Comprehensive Video Group (South Hackensack, NJ, USA) ), the global leader in integrated billing, employee care, and customer care services, announced today the appointment of Stephen L. Robertson to the position of President - Convergys International. At the same time, Convergys announced the appointment of Stephen Newton to the position of President - Convergys Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ). Both positions are located at the Convergys Centre in Cambridge, UK, and were effective June 1. As President of Convergys International, Robertson has responsibility for all Convergys business outside 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. . This includes Convergys' existing 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 in the EMEA, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and the Asia Pacific regions. Robertson was previously Executive Vice President of Operations and also President of Telecom Solutions for Convergys' Information Management Group. He has over 27 years of telecommunications experience. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dave Dougherty, Convergys' Chief Development Officer, "Achieving substantial growth in our international business by significantly increasing our focus on major markets, such as EMEA, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific region is a stated Convergys goal. The appointments of Steve Robertson Steve Robertson (born July 4, 1964) is a race car driver from Hackney, England. After spending three years in British Formula Three (which included a 3rd place championship finish in 1990), he won the 1994 Indy Lights championship and captured 7 wins during his 2 years in and Steve Newton strongly support our international growth plans." Newton, who was General Manager of Convergys EMEA, replaces Stephen Thomas. He joined Convergys EMEA in February 1999 as Vice President, Marketing, and was appointed General Manager in September 2000. Thomas, who had previously been 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 Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. Technology Ltd., stepped down from his day-to-day operations role with Convergys but remains an advisor to the company. Commenting on these changes, Thomas said the appointment of Steve Robertson to head Convergys International is a clear commitment to continue to grow Convergys' business outside of North America and that he was pleased to help Convergys move in that direction as the President of EMEA. He said he was also delighted to be able to hand over the management of Convergys EMEA to Steve Newton who played an important role in the successful growth and leadership of Geneva Technologies Ltd. ABOUT CONVERGYS Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a member of the S&P 500 and the Forbes' Platinum 400, is the global leader in integrated billing, employee care, and customer care services provided through outsourcing or licensing. We serve top companies in telecommunications, Internet, cable and broadband services, technology, financial services, and other industries in more than 40 countries. We also provide integrated, outsourced, human resource services to leading companies across a broad range of industries. We bring together world-class resources, software, and expertise to help create valuable relationships between our clients and their customers and their employees. This commitment is validated by the more than 1.5 million individual bills our software produces each day to support more than 120 million subscribers, and by the more than 1.7 million separate customer and employee contacts we manage each day, both live and via electronic interaction. Convergys (TM) employs more than 45,000 people in 47 customer contact centres and in our data centres and other offices in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Israel, and Asia. Convergys is on the net at www.convergys.com, and has world headquarters in Cincinnati. (Convergys and the Convergys logo are trademarks of Convergys Corporation.) (EDITORS: Biographies and photos are available on request.) |
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