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The World Affairs Council of St. Louis connects citizens of the Saint Louis region with the world. The Council’s mission is to promote understanding, engagement, develop relationships and inspire leadership in World Affairs. As Executive Director, I have general management responsibility for all of the Council's activities.

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION (CSC) - Columbia, SC 1995 – 2001At the end of 2000, Mynd Corporation was acquired by Computer Sciences Corporation and now operates as a subsidiary of CSC. When I joined the company in 1995, it was known as Policy Management System Corporation. In January 2000, the company’s name was changed to Mynd Corporation. The company is a leading provider of systems, services, sourcing and eBusiness solutions designed to meet the needs of the global insurance and financial services industries.Corporate Vice President• Primarily focused on international business development to include expansion of businesses in existing markets and entry into new markets with a particular focus on Japan, China, India and Korea. 1999 - 2000• Responsible for providing marketing and technical support to Mynd’s international business which produces over $200 million in annual revenues, employs 1,500 people, and operates in thirty plus countries. 1997 - 1998• General Manager of Mynd’s operations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Asia Region (ten countries); this high growth segment produced $75 million in annual revenue and employed 500 people. 1995 - 1996• Conducted market research, established investment banking, consultant, and partner relationships, and authored a business plan for Mynd’s entry into the deregulated Japanese insurance market (the world’s largest life insurance market and the world’s second largest general insurance market).• Consummated long-term distribution agreements with three Japanese companies willing to make substantive investments in preparing US developed software for the Asian market; expect initial sales in 2001.• Established a company in India that provides remote software development services to customers around the globe. Mynd India currently employs 300 people that produce ISO 9000 quality software at half the cost of development in the United States.

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION (SDRC) - Milford, OH 1991 - 1994 Corporate Vice President. Member of Executive Committee and Senior Vice President & General Manager. Software Products DivisionProfit and loss responsibility for this rapidly growing division that accounted for 90% of SDRC’s business and exceeded $200 million in revenue during 1994. This organization included approximately 600 people and more than 50 field offices in 15 countries throughout North America, Europe and the Far East. Areas of responsibility included:• Worldwide Sales & Support • Market and Product Management• Distribution Channels• Major Accounts• Marketing Communications• Product Distribution and Product Data Management

PRIME COMPUTER, INC./COMPUTERVISION, INC. - Natick, MA 1986 - 1990Corporate Vice President. Member of Corporate Operating Committee 1986 -1990President and General Manager, Computervision - 1990Vice President of Marketing and Business Development (related to all of Prime) - 1989President of Computervision - 1988President and CEO of CAD/CAM Group 1986 -1987• General Manager having P&L responsibility for Prime’s CAD/CAM business which included sales, support, software development, marketing, finance, legal and human resources. Revenues were approximately $200 million in 1986, and grew to more than $800 million in 1990 through internal growth and acquisition.• Successfully integrated Prime’s software business with Computervision (acquired February, 1988) and Calma (acquired December 1988) to become world’s second largest CAE/CAD/CAM company.• Organized the CAD/CAM business into five strategic product business units that shared a worldwide sales and support organization. There were more than 900 people involved in software development of world-class products within these units.• Built and maintained close personal relationships with executives of major customers located around

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION (MDC) - St. Louis, MO 1982 - 1986Corporate Vice President. and Member. Corporate Operating Committee 1982 - 1986Chairman/Group Executive Officer (CEO), Information Systems Group 1985 - 1986Member of Executive Board, Information Systems Group 1984 - 1985President, McDonnell Douglas Automation Company (MCAUTO) 1982 - 1985Hired to create a multi-billion dollar diversification business for MDC. Initial assets with approximate 1983 revenues included:Health Systems (commercial sales of $177 million); MCAUTO (commercial sales of $252 million); MCAUTO (internal data processing valued at $238 million); Microdata (minicomputer company with revenues of $200 million). Acquired assets included numerous small companies plus Tymshare with sales of approximately $250 million.

DUN & BRADSTREET, INC. - Wilton, CT 1979 - 1982Senior Vice President. Dun & Bradstreet Computing Services1981 - 1982President. Remote Computer Services Division 1979 - 1982General Manager with P&L responsibility for worldwide remote computer services, and application software product sales and support. This division grew revenues an average of 19% per year since 1979 resulting in 1982 revenues of $200 million; approximately 1, 500 employees. Diversified and strengthened product portfolio through both internal development and acquisition of technology and companies. New markets entered or products added included financial planning, human resources management, accounts payable and general ledger, demographics, and life insurance proposal offerings.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) - Armonk, NY 1961 - 1979Industry Director. Insurance Industry - Princeton, NJ 1973 - 1979Executive level staff manager responsible for maximizing IBM’s worldwide growth within the insurance industry. Third largest industry which accounted for more than 10% of IBM’s data processing revenues. This was one of the most senior marketing positions at IBM.Regional Manager. St. Louis - St. Louis MO 1971 - 1973 Branch Manager - Kansas City, MO 1969 - 1970Marketing Manager - Kansas City, MO 1968 - 1969 Banking Special Representative - Chicago, IL 1966 - 1968Marketing Representative - St. Louis, MO 1961- 1966

I was Commissioned as an Army 2nd Lieutenant in June 1959 after completing the ROTC program at Washington University in St. Louis. I was stationed, as one of the three commissioned officers, at a Nike Hercules Missile Base in Chestertown, Maryland; the Eastern most location in the Washington Baltimore Defense. Following my two years of active duty, I spent 3 1/2 years in the Army Reserves as a Tank Battalion Commander. In 18 months after being commissioned, I was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and was made a Captain when I left active duty and joined the Reserves.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration And Management, General

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