Linux Professional Institute appoints new President and CEO (Toronto, Canada: November 29, 2005) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization, is pleased to announce that LPI Board member, Jim Lacey, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the organization.
"The Board of Directors of LPI are delighted that Mr. Lacey has made himself available for this challenging and demanding position. We on the Board have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Lacey for several years and we have always valued and respected his counsel. We welcome him to this new role and are certain that his knowledge of the IT training and certification industry will serve him well in providing leadership to the organization," said Gen Narui, LPI Board member and Chairman of LPI affiliate, LPI-Japan. Jim Lacey joined the Board of Directors of the Linux Professional Institute in July 2001 following two years service on LPI's Advisory Council as a representative of CompUSA. He has held officer positions on the Board of Directors of LPI as both Vice-President and Chairman. In accepting this new responsibility at LPI, Jim leaves behind his present position as President and CEO of Bradford Learning--a provider of IT training courseware. Bradford Learning has earned a global reputation as a provider of high quality Linux courseware and was one of the first organizations to provide LPI Approved Training Material (LATM). Jim has extensive experience within the IT training sector having previously served as General Manager at Linuxcare Corporation and as Director of Operations for the Technology Training Division of CompUSA. Jim also served on CompTIA’a Certification Steering Council and numerous advisory councils to help shape the IT certification landscape. "We have seen many significant milestones this past year at LPI which is due to the dedication and commitment of LPI's staff and volunteers and the inspired leadership of the Board of Directors. I was happy to take part in that effort and I look forward to making greater contributions to the organization in my new role," said Jim Lacey. While at Linuxcare Corporation, Jim was responsible for strategic direction, profit and loss, marketing, sales and general operations of Linuxcare University--a strategic line-of-business within the company. At CompUSA he managed day-to-day internal operations for a $150 MM training business with a wide range of duties including project management, facilities management, instructor development, centralized training delivery, call center operations and state certification policy. Jim's previous positions at CompUSA included Regional Training Director for a five state territory and as a Training Center Business Manager in Northern Ohio. Prior to CompUSA, Jim was a Territory Sales Manager with Serono Diagnostics, a manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment, and a joint venture and subsidiary of the Ares-Serono Group of Switzerland. He also managed the Ohio valley territory for Polaroid-Behring Diagnostics. Some notable achievements while in these positions include: - increased revenue at a $60MM pre-IPO startup by 350% in six months - created an International Channel Partner network in 14 countries - management of a department of over 125 personnel and a further 1000+ instructors - expanded operations and sales for a $11 MM sales region while achieving profit goals of 175% - doubled product revenues in one year over a five state territory Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Following his education Jim served for six years in the United States Army as a commissioned officer, attaining the rank of Captain. Jim makes his home in El Dorado Hills, California. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is an internationally recognized, vendor-independent organization advocating and assisting the professional use of Linux, Open Source and Free Software, through the certification of Linux professionals. Established as a non-profit organization in 1999, LPI is community based and supported. LPI's certification program is delivered worldwide in seven languages. The organization has delivered over 100,000 Level One and Level Two certification exams, globally, since the programs inception. LPI supports affiliates on five continents, including Brazil, Bulgaria, United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia, China, France, the UK and South Africa. -- 30 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional certification for the Linux operating system, independent of software vendors or training providers. Established as an international non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which have earned the respect of vendors, employers and administrators. LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and professionals throughout the world in many different capacities, and the group encourages active public involvement through mailing lists and its website at www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is administered globally through Pearson VUE and Prometric testing centers. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Maxspeed, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, Hewlett-Packard and IDG. Media contact: Scott Lamberton Director of Community Relations Linux Professional Institute Email: scottl_at_lpi.org Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 _______________________________________________ lpi-announce mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
