Getronics GM Kevin Roche Elevated to Parent Company Board of Management.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2003 Getronics, a leading global Information and Communications Technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ) company based in Amsterdam, has announced that Kevin T. Roche, general manager of Getronics North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. headquartered in Billerica, has been appointed to the parent company's three-man Board of Management. Klaas Wagenaar, chairman and chief executive officer of Getronics, said that the additions to the Management Board of Mr. Roche, 43, and Oswald Coene, 42-year old general manager of the company's Netherlands unit, is a key step in securing the company's future leadership. "The new composition of the Board of Management, which includes an extra position to be filled in the near future, shows us setting the foundation for the long term development of our company. It is no surprise that two people who have been so influential in setting the standards for our key country operations in the Netherlands and North America have been selected to serve on the Board of Management," said Mr. Wagenaar. Kevin Roche Kevin Roche (b. June 14, 1922) is an award winning twentieth-century Irish architect. He is famous for his creative work with glass. Born in Dublin. Roche graduated from University College Dublin before immigrating to the US in 1948. has been General Manager of Getronics North America since 2002. He was promoted to that position from the presidency of the company's Infrastructure Services business, a post he had held since Getronics acquired Wang Global, a successor company to Wang Laboratories Wang Laboratories - Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994). , in 2000. Before joining Wang Global, Roche spent seven years with CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. software firm Astea International, finishing as its senior vice president for North America. He began his career at Wang Laboratories where he held a number of senior management positions in manufacturing and field services. He is a graduate of Northeastern University Northeastern University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1898 as a program within the Boston YMCA, inc. 1916, university status 1922, fully independent of the YMCA 1948. . About Getronics With 23,000 employees in over 30 countries and forecast revenues of approximately 2.7 billion Euros in 2003, Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of vendor- independent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions and services. Getronics today combines the capabilities of the original Dutch company with those of Wang Global, acquired in 1999, and of the systems and services division of Olivetti. Getronics is ranked second worldwide in network and desktop outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. and fourth worldwide in network consulting and integration (Source: IDC 2002-2003). Getronics designs, integrates and manages ICT infrastructures and business solutions for many of the world's largest global and local companies and organizations, helping them maximize the value of their information technology investments. Getronics headquarters are in Amsterdam, with regional offices in Boston and Singapore. Its shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam ('GTN'). For further information, visit www.getronics.com. |
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