Culbert Named President and COO of 3MC.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2000 -- New position created because of Galaxy merger Galaxy mergers can happen when two (or more) galaxies collide. It is the most violent type of galaxy interaction. While this does not involve stars or star systems actually colliding, due to the vast distances between stars in most circumstances, the gravitational interactions -- Reene to function in dual role as 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 3MC and new company Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Culbert, who joined 3MC (Third Millennium Communications, Inc.) as president of the Internet company's Services Division four months ago, has been named president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of 3MC, consolidating day-to-day management of the company following the merger of its e-products division with Galaxy Information Services See Information Systems. . Michael Reene, chief executive officer of 3MC, will take on added responsibilities as the new chief executive officer of ExpoExchange LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the company created by the merger. 3MC's top e-product, ExpoExchange, is currently the leading Internet-based management and e-commerce system for tradeshows. Reene noted that Culbert's selection will allow him to spend the time necessary to function effectively in both roles. "Bruce is the ideal person to run an Internet services company, and his choice as president of 3MC was a natural and easy one," Reene noted. "I will have to focus on the growth of both 3MC and ExpoExchange for the time being. Both are dynamic and growing companies. Having someone like Bruce to run 3MC is a rare asset for any company." Culbert was vice president of Cambridge Technology prior to joining 3MC. Before that, he was vice president and one of the original executives who started the e-business services division of 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) . He was also one of the most highly courted executives in the technology world when 3MC named him to head its services and consulting business sector. "I am pleased with the opportunity," Culbert said of his appointment. "Our Internet consulting and services business is very strong and growing. This move maintains harmony and makes it clear that the efforts of 3MC will be focused on delivering world class Internet solutions for our business customers." Previously, Culbert was president of the Services Division of 3MC, one of the two major divisions of the Internet company. |
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