Kodak Names David Swift as Chairman and President, Greater China Region.ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 19, 1997--Eastman Kodak Company today named David L. Swift as chairman and president, Greater China Region. Swift, who will report to Carl F. Kohrt, executive vice president and assistant 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. , will remain in Shanghai, PRC, where he and his family have been residing since January, 1997. Prior to this, Swift had been vice chairman of Kodak's Greater China Region. Swift replaces Alexander V. Wasilov, chairman and president, Greater China Region and vice president, Eastman Kodak Company, who has announced his intention to leave the company, effective immediately. "Dave Swift brings considerable energy and skill, as well as a strong science background to this new assignment, which will be vital as we move rapidly to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the enormous potential of the Greater China Region," said Kohrt. "He has extensive experience in finance, product development and general management and has proved himself to be an effective operational manager. We anticipate that he will contribute substantially to driving China toward realizing its full potential as among the leaders in the global photographic industry." Swift, 39, began his Kodak career in 1981 as a manufacturing engineer The profession of manufacturing engineer is defined as a person having the education and experience to understand and control manufacturing systems such as processes and/or automation, including industrial processes and equipment used to produce goods. in the Optics Division. From 1982 to 1984, he held product development assignments in the research labs and in Mass Storage Products. In 1987, he obtained an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration degree from 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. , graduating with honors. In May of 1993, Swift was appointed assistant to the Chairman, 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. . In March, 1995, he was named general manager and vice president, operations, for the Digital and Applied Imaging Division. Swift was elected a corporate vice president and named chief operating officer of Kodak's digital businesses in April, 1996. In January, 1997, Swift was appointed to his current position and relocated with his family to Shanghai, PRC. A native of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, Swift received a BA degree, with honors, in physics and math from Amherst College, and a ME degree in electronics and software from Dartmouth College. CONTACT: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester Media Contacts: Charles S. Smith Paul C. Allen 716/724-4513 (voice) 716/724-5802 (voice) 716/724-0964 (fax) 716/724-0964 (fax) cssmith@kodak.com (e-mail) pcallen@kodak.com (e-mail) URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.kodak.com |
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