ISLANDIA, N.Y., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA Technologies
(Nasdaq: CA) today announced two senior appointments to further
strengthen its management team as the company continues to build on
its core strengths in IT management while positioning itself to
successfully compete in high-growth markets including
virtualization, cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service.
David Dobson, 47, will join CA
Technologies in early July in the new role of executive vice
president and group executive, Customer Solutions Group, reporting
directly to CEO Bill McCracken. In
this position, he will be responsible for ensuring the success of
the company's customer solutions units. Previously, he was
executive vice president and president at Pitney Bowes Management
Services.
Phillip Harrington, 53, joins CA Technologies as executive vice
president, risk and chief administrative officer. In this role,
Harrington is responsible for the company's human resources, global
administrative services, risk, global information services and
government relations operations. He also reports directly to
McCracken. Previously Harrington served as a director at Deloitte
& Touche LLP, overseeing large clients in the areas of general
management consulting, operational risk management and regulation.
Harrington replaces James Bryant,
65, who retires at the end of the month.
"In David Dobson and Phil
Harrington, we have brought to CA Technologies two extremely
talented and experienced executives with proven track records to
complement and strengthen our management team," said McCracken.
"They will play key roles in helping attain our goal of being
the industry thought and market leader in the management of IT
environments that range from the mainframe to the cloud.
"We now have the management team and the organization in place
to ensure the execution of our strategy to become a clear leader in
helping our customers meet their most pressing technology
challenges," McCracken added.
Dobson joined Pitney Bowes in 2008 as executive vice president
and chief strategy and innovation officer. Previously he was
the CEO of Corel Corporation, a leading global software company.
Dobson spent 19 years at IBM where he held a number of senior
positions including president and general manager, IBM Printing
systems. He is a graduate of McMaster
University in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada with degrees in electrical engineering and
management.
Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche in 2008, Harrington spent
20 years at Prudential Financial, Inc., where he served in a
variety of executive roles, including global risk officer, chief
compliance officer, and vice president of government relations.
He holds a degree in psychology from Western Michigan University and a master's degree
in social research and organizational behavior from Cornell University.
On Bryant's retirement McCracken commented, "Jim has been
instrumental in putting in the plans, processes and discipline
required to drive our costs down, increase our profitability and
overall, make us a more effective organization. Personally, Jim has
been invaluable to me as I have transitioned into the CEO role and
we wish him well."
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About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) is an IT management software and
solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from
mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies
manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to
deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative
products and services provide the insight and control essential for
IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the
Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT
ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at
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