CompuCom Systems Appoints John Douglas as New Chief Information Officer

Business Wire, Jan 19, 2009

Tech Veteran to Join Executive Leadership Team; Douglas to Focus on Continued Delivery of Innovative Solutions

DALLAS -- CompuCom Systems, Inc., a leading IT outsourcing company, today announced the appointment of John Douglas to the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, he will be responsible for leading day-to-day IT operations, setting IT strategy, executing key initiatives, and ensuring CompuCom has reliable infrastructure and applications to achieve business goals.

For the past three years, Douglas served as the Global CIO leading the Information and Communication Technology Organization (ICTO) of Getronics, headquartered in The Netherlands. As the Getronics worldwide IT leader, he was responsible for the design, implementation, support, management and hosting of all Getronics-owned global and local information and communication systems. In August 2008, CompuCom completed the acquisition of the North American operations of Getronics. In his previous role, Douglas was part of the corporate-based Getronics organization supporting 24,000 associates. His global breadth and existing company knowledge make him ideally suited to join forces with a growing CompuCom.

"Our internal IT systems and operations play a vital role in the success of our business and how we deliver new solutions and innovative technologies to our clients," said Jeff Frick, Chief Operating Officer at CompuCom. "John is an accomplished leader with proven expertise in running global IT organizations. We are delighted that John has joined CompuCom and will apply his deep knowledge of operational excellence to achieve the highest level of business value by utilizing IT."

Douglas has extensive experience leading multinational teams and creating global technology solutions. His professional background includes more than 25 years of IT industry experience in positions of increasing responsibility with companies including Baan Company, Cisco Systems/StrataCom and Bay Networks/Wellfleet Communications. Before joining Getronics, Douglas held executive positions at IBM/Rational Software, including that of global CIO.

Douglas holds a bachelor's degree in management and a master's degree in computer information systems from Bentley College.

About CompuCom Systems, Inc.

CompuCom is a leading IT outsourcing company that also provides application development, procurement and management of hardware and software. With more than 20 years of IT experience, CompuCom employs more than 11,000 highly skilled associates who have earned more than 60,000 industry certifications company-wide. As experts in workplace services, CompuCom's unique Integrated Infrastructure Management (IIM) solution reduces costs, increases productivity and helps clients gain maximum value from information. For more information, visit www.CompuCom.com.