EDS: EDS board names Richard H. "Dick" Brown chairman and chief executive officer.

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3 M2 PRESSWIRE-11 December 1998-EDS: EDS board names Richard H. "Dick" Brown chairman and chief executive officer (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD3 RDATE:101298 -- Will assume new post on January 15, 1999 PLANO, Texas - EDS' Board of Directors today selected Richard H. "Dick" Brown as chairman and chief executive officer of the $15.2 billion global information services leader.

Brown, 51, joins EDS from Cable & Wireless PLC, which he has transformed into the most global telecommunications company in the world. He will assume his new responsibilities Jan. 15, 1999. "Dick has an impressive record as a successful results-oriented change agent, with a strong background in strategy, operations and marketing," said James A. Baker, III, chairman of the...