Covansys Names Director of Communications; Global Technology Services Company Promotes Laura Livingstone.Business/Technology Editors FARMINGTON HILLS Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , Mich--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2001 Covansys (Nasdaq: CVNS CVNS Concert Virtual Network Service CVNS Aircraft Carrier Navigation System CVNS Cardiovascular Neurological Services CVNS Continuous-Valued Number System ), a global technology services company, today announced the appointment of Laura Livingstone as director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. . In her new role, Livingstone will be responsible for the company's employee communications, media relations and industry 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. . She will report to Michelle Jones, vice president of marketing for Covansys. Since June 2000, Livingstone has successfully run the company's employee communications program Software that manages the transmission of data between computers, typically via modem and the serial port. Such programs were very popular for connecting to BBSs before the Internet took off. , establishing a number of ongoing internal communications platforms, including weekly, company-wide messages from Chief Executive Officer Michael Bealmear. Livingstone also spearheaded the recently completed internal effort to build employee acceptance of the company's rebranding initiative. "In addition to the execution of employee communications plans scheduled for this year, Laura will take on the added responsibilities of managing our expanded 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 analyst relations programs," said Jones. "This newly created role will not only help build Covansys' corporate culture but also will ensure that we relay that culture and image consistently to our market spaces. I'm thrilled to have her as part of the marketing team. " Earlier in her career, Livingstone played lead roles in communications and marketing areas, including director of marketing and public relations for a Rhode Island-based software publisher. Livingstone joined to Covansys in 1996 from a branch of state government, where she served as assistant director of public information. At Covansys, Livingstone served as director of corporate national recruiting before taking on responsibility for all internal communications last summer. "I am really looking forward to meeting the additional challenge of media and industry analyst relations," said Livingstone. "It's a natural progression from my current role directing employee communications. "I can honestly say that I have never before worked for a company that has provided the career opportunity and development that I have enjoyed here at Covansys. This is a company on the move, and I'm delighted to be in a position where I can get out there and share the success story," she added. Livingstone holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and English from Salve Regina University Salve Regina University is a university in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, the university is a co-ed, private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of Rhode Island in 1934. , and currently resides with her family in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. . She will be based out of Covansys' Providence office. About Covansys Covansys (Nasdaq: CVNS), formerly known as Complete Business Solutions, Inc., is a global technology services company specializing in Web-to-Enterprise Integration (WEISM), industry-specific solutions and strategic outsourcing. Since its founding in 1985, Covansys has successfully delivered fast, focused, high-quality yet cost-effective business and technical solutions, building a professional heritage that bridges Old World legacy systems and the New Economy's leading-edge e-business technologies. With one of the largest offshore capabilities of any U.S.-based technology services provider, Covansys is one of the few companies in the world to achieve the SEI's CMM (Capability Maturity Model) A process developed by SEI in 1986 to help improve, over time, the application of an organization's supporting software technologies. (R) Level 5 quality ratings at its offshore development centers in India. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is the most populous city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is known for it's affluence, excellent schools, great housing stock, luxury homes and a center of business in Oakland County and Metro Detroit. , Covansys has 5,000 full-time employees at its domestic and international offices and was named one of the 100 fastest-growing U.S.-based companies by Fortune Magazine in September 2000. Visit our website at: www.covansys.com. |
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