Executive Suite: EMC Names Robert Heise Vice President, Chief Information Officer. Industry Veteran To Lead EMC Global Information Systems Function - Company Operations

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Nov 23, 1998

EMC Corporation, the world's leading provider of enterprise storage and software solutions, Wednesday announced the appointment of Robert Heise as Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Heise, 55, is responsible for EMC's worldwide information systems (IS) infrastructure, including systems development, operations, telecommunications, IS procurement, enterprise storage and facility requirements. Heise reports to Colin Patteson, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer.

"As a dynamic, fast-growing company, EMC requires information systems that are flexible, scalable and powerful enough to keep pace with our business needs. Like thousands of companies worldwide, we rely on EMC Enterprise Storage solutions to share, manage and protect the large amount of information we generate every day, " said Patteson. "Bob brings a tremendous wealth of Fortune 500-level IS experience to EMC and we are confident that his leadership will enable EMC to leverage its information technology infrastructure for increased competitive advantage."

Prior to joining EMC, Heise was Senior Vice President and CIO at Chicago-based Fruit of the Loom, Inc. He previously served as CIO at Richmond, Virginia-based Richfood Holdings, Inc. and also held senior-level IS positions at Black & Decker Corporation, Sprague Technologies, Inc. and PepsiCo. Heise is a graduate of North Adams State College in Massachusetts and has been involved in corporate information systems since 1965.

EMC Corporation, a Fortune 500 company based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, is the world's technology and market leader in the rapidly growing market for intelligent enterprise storage systems, software and services. The company's products store, retrieve, manage, protect and share information from all major computing environments, including UNIX, Windows NT and mainframe platforms. The company has offices worldwide, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EMC, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index. FMI: http://www.EMC.com.