Danka Business Systems PLC Announces Appointment of Key Executives, First Quarter Earnings Release on Wednesday, August 8.Business Editors/Technology Writers ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 Danka Business Systems, PLC (Nasdaq:DANKY) announced the appointment of three new key executives. Todd Mavis has been appointed President, 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 the U.S. Office Imaging Business Unit, David Berg David Brandt Berg (18 February, 1919 - October 1994), frequently known by the pseudonym Moses David, was the founder and leader of the religious movement formerly called Children of God, now called "The Family International". has been appointed President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company's Canada, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Asia Pacific Regions and Dr. Peter Williams Peter Williams can mean:
Mr. Mavis was most recently the Executive Vice President of Mitchell International, a leading information provider and software developer for insurance and related industries. For the last 16 years Mavis has been involved in the information technology industry and has been heavily involved in the re-engineering of several companies, including Attachmate and Memorex Telex. Mr. Berg served as Danka's Executive Vice President, General Counsel from June 1997 to June 2000 and most recently was Senior Vice President with Comdial, Inc. of Sarasota, Florida Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the central west coast of Florida, USA. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. after becoming President, Chief Operating Officer of a privately held e-commerce company in Minneapolis, Minnesota “Minneapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis (pronounced IPA: /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. . Mr. Williams was most recently Executive Vice President of Anacomp, Inc., in charge of the Company's European operations. Anacomp is a document management and technical service provider for a variety of storage, printing and network applications. In addition, the Company announced the promotion of Mike Hawkins, formerly Senior Vice President, U.S. Service, to President, U.S. Technical Services, and Rick Davis
All of these executives will report to Danka's Chief Executive Officer, Lang Lowrey, who commented: "The appointment of these seasoned Executives will considerably strengthen the organization. We have selected individuals who are committed to the Company's focus on its core, strategic businesses, are technologically oriented to take advantage of the rapid shift to digital technology and will also focus on the Company's mission to continue improving its capital structure and reducing its debt. They will undertake to get closer to our customer by eliminating any organizational issues which impede the Company's time to market strategy in their areas." The Company also announced that it will release earnings for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2002 prior to opening of the NASDAQ market on Wednesday, August 8, 2001. Danka Business Systems, PLC, headquartered in London, England, and St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg (often shortened to St. Pete) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important battleground in U.S. Presidential politics. , is one of the world's largest independent suppliers, by revenue, of office imaging equipment and related services, parts and supplies. Danka provides office products and services in 30 countries around the world. For additional information about copier, printer and other office imaging products from Danka, visit the web site at: http://www.danka.com. Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements related to Danka's future business and financial performance, are forward-looking. Such statements reflect the current views of Danka with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date they are made. |
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