CSC Names Guy Hains President of European Group
El Segundo, California (ots/PRNewswire)
Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today named Guy Hains president of CSC's European Group. Effective today, he replaces George Bell, who is moving to become the senior capture executive for large IT services opportunities. In their new roles, Hains and Bell will report to CSC President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Laphen.
"Guy Hains possesses the broad skills and international experience necessary to manage effective, flexible global organizations that meet client needs and produce favorable business results," said CSC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Van B. Honeycutt. "The appointments announced today provide the operational leadership to position the corporation for continued growth and succcess, particularly in Europe.
Hains, currently president of CSC's Royal Mail engagement with added responsibility for development and growth of CSC's business within the UK public sector, previously served as president of CSC's Northern Region European operations, including the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. In previous assignments, he served as president of CSC Scandinavia and chief operating officer of CSC in the UK. He joined CSC in 1994 with responsibility for a major CSC client, BAE SYSTEMS. Prior to this he spent nearly 20 years in manufacturing, performing a range of senior technology, strategy and logistic roles. He has a master's degree in psychology and statistics.
George Bell, president of CSC's European Group since April 2003, joined CSC in 1998 as managing director and chief executive of the company's Australian operations following a career with IBM. He has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology (IT) industry, including a number of executive management, marketing and general management positions. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in business management.
About CSC
Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global IT services company. CSC's mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.
With approximately 90,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of US$14.9 billion for the 12 months ended July 2, 2004. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.
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