Cray Inc. Hires Ex-IBM Executive Ulla Thiel as Director of Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2004 Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) today announced that it has hired Ulla Thiel as director of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the (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. ). Before joining Cray, Thiel was IBM's director of Scientific and Technical Computing Sales EMEA. In her new position, Thiel will be responsible for continuing Cray's resurgence in Europe, where the company had notable wins in 2003. She will lead Cray's EMEA sales strategy, expand opportunities for current and future Cray products, collaborate closely with customers and continually enhance the capabilities of Cray's European sales force. Thiel will report to Peter Ungaro, Cray's vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "Ulla will lead the effort to strengthen Cray's presence in the European market and our European sales operations," said Cray 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. and President James E. Rottsolk. "Her broad base of experience and relationships make her a strong addition to the Cray team." "The European marketplace is very strategic in the world of supercomputing," Ungaro said. "Ulla's experience and talent will prove important to Cray's success not only in Europe, but also worldwide. She and I have a long history of working together within the high-performance computing marketplace, and I am personally and professionally thrilled to be working closely with her once again at Cray." Thiel replaces Andreas Kerl in the EMEA sales role. He will head Cray's new Worldwide HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. Services organization while continuing to serve as director of operations for EMEA. Thiel held increasingly responsible management positions 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) since joining that company in 1989, including roles in HPC marketing, sales, and sales support. She was named IBM director of Scientific and Technical Computing Sales EMEA in 2000. She holds a doctorate in mathematics from Saarbruecken University (Germany), also studied at the University of Edinburgh (body, education) University of Edinburgh - A university in the centre of Scotland's capital. The University of Edinburgh has been promoting and setting standards in education for over 400 years. (UK), and has held research positions at the University of Heidelberg, the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain) and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). About Cray Inc. Cray's mission is to be the premier provider of supercomputing solutions for its customers' most challenging scientific and engineering problems. Go to www.cray.com for more information about the company. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements. There are certain factors that could cause Cray's execution plans to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements above. These include the challenges of managing and expanding an HPC sales organization. For a discussion of these and other risks, see "Factors That Could Affect Future Results" in Cray's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . |
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