Kathy,
I saw it yesterday on the HumanWare website.
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From: kathy davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braille Note
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Date sent: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:15:29 -0600
Subject: [Braillenote] [acb-l] HumanWare
Strengthens Focus on Customers
HumanWare Strengthens Focus on Customers
HumanWare, the leading company in assistive
technologies for
vision, has
completed a reorganization to ensure the
rapid development and
delivery of
reliable, easy to use products for its
customers.
Dr Richard Mander, CEO of HumanWare since
March, led the
reorganization. We
have assembled a truly global executive team
to lead HumanWare
forward. This
team will focus on developing, marketing and
supporting
innovative,
well-designed, high-quality products for our
large and growing
worldwide
base of customers, says Mander.
The executive team includes:
Dr Richard Mander, CEO, HumanWare. An
acknowledged expert in
product
development and user-centered design, Richard
will lead HumanWare
in
empowering people to fully participate in
society through the use
of
HumanWare's innovative solutions. Richard is
based at
HumanWares global
headquarters in Christchurch.
Gilles Pepin, President and CEO, HumanWare
Canada. Gilles, a
pioneer in the
field, will continue to play an active role
in product
development and
customer support as he leads HumanWares
large research,
development and
product marketing organization in Quebec,
Canada.
Jim Halliday, Vice President, Advocacy. Jim,
founder of the
original
HumanWare company in the USA, will formalize
HumanWares close
work with
customers and organizations as part of a
HumanWare-wide effort to
ensure
world-class product quality. Jim is based in
California, USA.
Hassan Wong, Vice President, Corporate
Services. Hassan, who
helped form the
HumanWare company and has broad global
experience in corporate
finance, will
provide financial direction and manage
centralized services for
HumanWares
global operations. Hassan is based in New
Zealand.
Timothy Skedzuhn, Vice President, Sales.
Timothy, who has both
taught and
led salespeople, will ensure that HumanWares
internal sales
force and
channel partners sell effectively and bring
customer feedback and
customer
needs back into the organization. Tim is
based in the USA.
Floyd Smith, Vice President, Marketing and
Customer Experience.
Floyds
role, backed by his many years with
technology companies in
Silicon Valley
and Europe, includes ensuring that HumanWare
customers get the
best possible
products for their needs and ensuring
industry-leading customer
satisfaction. Floyd is based in London.
Yves Boisjoli, Vice President, Business
Development. Yves legal
background,
financial expertise and strategic planning
experience will help
maintain
HumanWare as possibly the most desired
business partner in the
field. Yves
is based in HumanWares Quebec research,
development and product
marketing
organization.
Ron Hathaway, Managing Director, HumanWare
Australia and Asia
Ron leads
HumanWares very successful Australian
business, based on
partnerships with
key organizations, and its growing business
in Asia. Ron, a
member of
HumanWares Board of Directors, is based in
Sydney, Australia.
Pedro Polson, CEO, HumanWare Europe. Pedro
led the build up of
HumanWares
UK and European operations to their current
status as a large,
well-respected, growing institution which
partners with
governments and
organizations across Europe. Pedro is based
in Rushden, near
London, in the
United Kingdom.
Phillip Rance, President & CEO, HumanWare
USA. Phil brings
extensive
financial, accounting and management
experience to HumanWares
successful US
operation, which works with organizations and
government bodies
across the
country. Phil is based in Concord,
California, USA.
The first new products and service offerings
to fully reflect the
effects of
HumanWares reorganization are expected to
appear in 2007.
About HumanWare
HumanWare provides innovative solutions which
empower people to
fully
participate in society. HumanWares many
innovative products
include
BrailleNote, the leading productivity device
for blind people in
education,
in business and in their personal lives; the
Victor Reader
product line, the
worlds leading digital talking book players,
and SmartView
Xtend, the first
fully modular and upgradeable CCTV-based
video magnifier.
For more information:
Floyd Smith
HumanWare
Phone: +44 7870 242480
HYPERLINK
"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"floyd.smith
@humanware.com
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