Global Village appoints vice president and general manager to head PC division.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 1995--Global Village Communication 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 :GVIL) Monday announced the appointment of Andrew Watson Andrew Watson (born May 1857, Demerara, British Guiana; died in Sydney, Australia, date unknown) was the world's first black international football player, capped three times for Scotland between 1881 and 1882 and considered one of the top ten most important players of the 19th as vice president and general manager of the company's Atlanta-based PC division. In this capacity, Watson will head up all strategic business development, engineering and marketing for the company's PC division, which currently develops and manufactures the industry-leading FaxWorks voice, fax and data software. Watson, 34, joined Global Village from Compaq Computer, where he most recently served as director, desktop marketing. In this position, Watson oversaw the development and implementation of the division's overall commercial strategy, including pricing, communications and product positioning. Under his supervision, the commercial desktop group grew substantially, catapulting the company to share leader in this market segment. Watson also held various other managerial positions at Compaq, including director, deskpro marketing; manager, portable products planning; and product manager. "Andrew's track record combines more than 10 years of broad-based industry experience with a strong sense of what PC customers want," said Neil Selvin, president 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. of Global Village. "We think he's well poised to build on our PC division's market leadership position in providing integrated, intuitive communication products." Watson also has served as a marketing consultant for Landmark Graphics and as a product marketing manager for Xedex/Microlog. Watson earned his bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in psychology from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. . Global Village is a leading supplier of integrated communication products and services for personal computer users. The company's industry-acclaimed offerings include the GlobalCenter Internet service with GlobalCenter connection package for Windows and Macintosh networks; the FaxWorks family of fax/voice/data software for Windows, OS/2 and DOS; GlobalFax software for Macintosh; TelePort and PowerPort fax/modems for Macintosh desktop and PowerBook computers; and the OneWorld 100 series of fax, remote access and network modem A modem shared by all users in a network. See network access server. servers for Macintosh networks. CONTACT: The Bohle Co., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Laura Barnoski/Kim Uberti, 310/785-0515 laura_barnoski@bohle.com kim_uberti@bohle.com |
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