DA Consulting Group Elects New Chairman And President.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1998--DA Consulting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DACG DACG Departure Airfield Control Group DACG Documentation Associates Consulting Group, Inc (Houston, TX) ) -- a leading worldwide provider of end-user education for companies implementing enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) technology -- announces the election of Nicholas H. Marriner to chairman and chief executive officer and Patrick J. Newton to president. Val Pierpont, DACG's founder, retires as the company's chairman but remains on the board of directors. The announcements were made at the company's recent board of directors meeting held in Boston. Marriner has served as DACG's chief executive officer since 1993. In his expanded roles 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. and chairman, he will focus on capitalizing on the opportunities in the rapidly growing ERP market by leveraging the company's position as the leading specialist provider of ERP end-user education. In addition to his new role as president, Newton will retain his current responsibilities as the company's 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. . He will continue to manage DACG's worldwide divisions, research and development, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , sales and marketing. Additionally, the board of directors was expanded, and Newton was elected to fill that directorship. Pierpont, who founded DACG in 1984 and guided the company to its leadership position in the market, retires as chairman. As a member of the board of directors, she will continue to help drive the direction and growth of the company. "The Board expresses our deep appreciation to Val Pierpont for her contributions to DA Consulting Group," said Marriner. "She had the vision to anticipate the growth of the ERP education market long before anyone else. It was this foresight that enabled DACG to achieve its position as a market leader." Houston-based DA Consulting Group, Inc., is a leading international provider of end-user education to companies that are implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions, such as SAP(TM) R/3(TM), J.D. Edwards, BAAN, and Oracle. DACG helps clients maximize the return on their enterprise-wide software investment through improving end-user performance. Founded in 1984, DACG has offices in 10 countries and specializes in ERP end-user education with a global infrastructure. DACG is listed on the Nasdaq National Market System under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors DACG. DACG's World Wide Web address is http://www.dacg.com .
CONTACT: DA Consulting
Hope Dana, Corporate Communications, 713/361-3034
hope.dana@dacg.com
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