Design Continuum CEO Gianfranco Zaccai Elected To ICSID Board of Directors.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2003 Designer to Focus on Design for Sustainable Global Development Design Continuum  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Inc. today announced the election of its founder and 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. Gianfranco Zaccai to the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) was founded in 1957 from a group of international organisations committed to industrial design. Today Icsid is a global organisation that promotes better design around the world. (ICSID ICSID International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank Group) ICSID International Council of Societies of Industrial Design ) Board of Directors at their biannual bi·an·nu·al adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. bi·an World Congress held this September in Hanover, Germany. During his tenure, Zaccai plans to focus on increasing the impact of design on sustainable development and economic revitalization. Zaccai will concentrate his efforts in two areas: the role that design and innovation must play in leading an economic recovery in the developed world, and to stimulate economic opportunities leveraging design within and for developing nations through corporate initiatives. "We live in a time of both risk and opportunity" said Zaccai. "As industrial designers we must expand our focus to the creation of compelling products and services that improve the lives and well being of all people in a borderless and multicultural world." Zaccai previously served on the ICSID Board of Directors from 1991 through 1995. During his current tenure he will serve as the Board's Treasurer. About ICSID Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) was established in 1957 to advance the discipline of industrial design at the international level. ICSID is a non-profit, non-governmental organization supported by over 150,000 members within professional, promotional, educational, associate and corporate societies on all continents. For more information, visit www.icsid.org or call +358.9.696.22.90. About Design Continuum Design Continuum designs the products and brands that people love to use. Since 1983, the company has helped businesses worldwide drive tangible business value through design. With locations in Boston, Milan and Seoul, Design Continuum's clients include Andersen Windows, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , General Motors, Master Lock, Moen, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, TOTO Toto pet terrier who accompanies Dorothy to Oz. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Dogs (programming) toto - /toh-toh'/ The default scratch file name among French-speaking programmers - in other words, a francophone foo. USA and medical companies including Aspect Medical Systems and Roche Diagnostics. For more information, visit www.dcontinuum.com, e-mail info@dcontinuum.com or call (800) 625-5115. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. |
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