Ohio University alum Mike Lawrie was appointed as Chairman of the Board of CSC, a global leader in providing technology enabled business solutions and services, reports the company’s website.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 15, 2015–CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced the appointment of Mike Lawrie, CSC president and CEO, as chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, along with the appointments of Dr. Mukesh Aghi and Herman E. Bulls as directors. Chairman Rodney F. Chase, who has served as a director since 2001, and Erik Brynjolfsson, who became a director of CSC in 2010, have retired from the company’s Board.
Lawrie earned a B.A. in History from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University.
According to his corporate biography:
Mike Lawrie
Mr. Lawrie joined CSC’s Board of Directors on February 7, 2012 and became President and CEO of the Company on March 19, 2012. He was appointed Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors on December 15, 2105. Mr. Lawrie had served as chief executive officer of United Kingdom-based Misys plc, a leading global IT solutions provider to the financial services industry, since November 2006. Lawrie also served as executive chairman of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc., an industry leader in electronic health record solutions, from October 2008 – August 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Lawrie was a general partner with ValueAct Capital, a San Francisco-based private investment firm, from 2005 – 2006. He served as CEO of Siebel Systems, Inc., the international software and solutions company, from 2004 – 2005. Previously, Mr. Lawrie spent 27 years with IBM, where he held various leadership positions, including senior vice president and group executive, responsible for sales and distribution of all IBM products and services worldwide; general manager for operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and general manager of industries for the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Lawrie is the lead independent, nonexecutive director of Juniper Networks, Inc., and is also a trustee of Drexel University, Philadelphia. Mr. Lawrie holds a B.A. in history from Ohio University and an MBA from Drexel University.
About CSC
CSC (NYSE: CSC) leads clients on their digital transformation journeys. The company provides innovative next-generation technology services and solutions that leverage deep industry expertise, global scale, technology independence and an extensive partner community. CSC serves leading commercial and international public sector organizations throughout the world. CSC is a Fortune 500 company and ranked among the best corporate citizens.
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