IONA Technologies Announces Changes to Board of Directors.DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1999-- IONA(r) Technologies (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 :IONA) has today announced the appointment of Dr. Ivor Kenny as a member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Kenny joins IONA as the company's third 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. alongside Mr. John J. Cullinane and Mr. Kevin Melia. IONA also announced Mr. Colin Newman's decision to step down as a director of the company. Dr. Chris Horn Chris Horn (born July 13 1977 in Notus, Idaho) is an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Carolina Panthers. He was originally signed as a free agent in 2003 by the Kansas City Chiefs. , chairman and chief executive officer at IONA Technologies IONA Technologies, NASDAQ: IONA, began life as a campus company in Trinity College, Dublin and was founded by Chris Horn, Annrai O'Toole, Colin Newman and Seán Baker.[1][2] IONA maintains headquarter offices in Dublin, Boston and Tokyo. , stated, "I would like to thank Colin Newman Colin Newman (born 16 September 1954, Salisbury, Wiltshire) is an English musician, record producer and record label boss. Biography Newman is a member of the art rock band, Wire. When the band temporarily split in 1980, Newman pursued a solo career. for his valuable contributions as a Board member since 1993. He is one of the founders and senior managers of the Company and he has played a significant role from the very start in the growth and development of a strong and vigorous Board." "I am delighted to announce Dr. Kenny's appointment to the board," continued Dr. Horn. "We are focused on maximizing shareholder value, continuing our growth and expansion and delivering the best middleware products and services to our customers around the globe. As part of this commitment we are building a senior management team that will support IONA throughout this exciting time. I believe Dr. Kenny along with John J. Cullinane and Kevin Melia provide IONA with a wealth of international management expertise that will prove invaluable as IONA continues to grow as one of the world's leading software organizations." "IONA has achieved a great deal since its foundation," said Dr. Ivor Kenny. "It is a software organization that has quickly and effectively built a successful international business. I am looking forward to working with IONA and actively contributing to the next stage of its expansion and growth." Dr. Kenny, as a senior research fellow at University College Dublin, works with a wide range of international organizations on their business strategies. He is a director of Kerry Group Kerry Group LSE: KYGa, is a major quoted food company headquartered in the Republic of Ireland. It is quoted on the Dublin ISEQ and London stock exchanges. It evolved initially from a local dairy co-op in the Munster region of Ireland. PLC, Independent News and Media PLC, and a former chairman of the Smurfit Paribas Bank. Dr. Kenny is a distinguished professor of management and senior vice president of the International Management Centres which has links with universities worldwide. Dr. Kenny has written a number of best selling books on management and leadership. His most recent work, Freedom and Order: Studies in Strategic Leadership, was based on a thesis for the degree of Dlitt for which he was awarded the Keris of Excellence for Outstanding Doctor of the Year, 1998 (Buckingham). Dr. Kenny previously held a number of senior positions including chancellor of the International Academy of Management, director general of the Irish Management Institute and research professor of Political Economy at Trinity College Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of. Trinity College Private liberal arts college in Hartford, Conn., founded in 1823. It is historically affiliated with the Episcopal church, though its curriculum is nonsectarian. Dublin. Dr. Kenny also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and an MA in Political Science. He was educated at University College Galway, the London School of Economics The School is a member of the Russell Group, the European University Association, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs as well as the Golden and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris. Dr. Kenny was a Fulbright Scholar at the Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. . Founded in 1991, IONA Technologies (NASDAQ:IONA) is the world leader in Making Software Work Together(tm). IONA's leading product, Orbix(r), provides customers with a standards-based enterprise middleware solution to make diverse software components work together in a reliable, dependable and scaleable manner. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC's market research, Orbix, which is used by over 3,500 businesses worldwide and conforms to the Object Management Group's CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global specification, is the world's leading object middleware product. NOTE TO EDITORS: To access IONA press releases and background material on the web, visit: http://www.iona.com/info/aboutus/pressroom/. If you would like to receive IONA press releases by e-mail, contact Sarah Lima at slima@iona.com Orbix is a registered trademark of IONA Technologies. Making Software Work Together is a trademark of IONA Technologies. CORBA is a trademark or registered trademark of Object Management Group, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners |
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