DICOM Group Announces New Chairman.BASINGSTOKE, England -- DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. Group plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal )("DICOM Group"), a global leader of Information Capture and Business Communications solutions, announces the appointment of Greg Lock as its new Chairman, with effect from today. Greg Lock, 59, has been a non-executive director A non-executive director (NED, also NXD) or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. He or she is not an employee of the company or affiliated with it in any other way. of SurfControl plc, the UK-listed provider of internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. solutions, for the past six years and Chairman of that company for the past three years, during which time the company has grown revenues from $35m to $125m. He has more than 30 years experience in the software and computer services industry. Between 1984 and 2000, Greg held various roles with 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) Corporation in the US, France, Germany and the UK. Most notably, from 1996 to 2000, he was General Manager of IBM's Global Industrial sector with responsibility for 15% of IBM's sales, the most senior position attained in IBM by a UK national. He also holds non-executive positions with a variety of private technology companies; Nexagent Ltd, where he is Chairman, Liberata plc and Target Group. The appointment of the new Chairman follows the announcement by Otto Schmid, founder of DICOM Group, of his intention to retire before the end of the current financial year. "Greg Lock is a seasoned executive with extensive experience running international IT businesses, and we believe that he will be an important addition to our team at DICOM Group. His experience in chairing a PLC Board at SurfControl during a time of significant change and growth is also highly attractive to us," said Rob Klatell, Chief Executive Officer, DICOM Group. Greg Lock commented, "DICOM Group is a company with significant opportunities for growth and I look forward to applying the lessons I have learned with other growth companies to the benefit of DICOM Group in its next stage of development." There are no further details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . For further biographical information and photography of Greg Lock, please visit our homepage at http://www.dicomgroup.com/en/at_a_glance/board.html. |
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