
Published 22nd July 2008
New Delhi, July 22, 2008 - CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced that Guy Nielsen has joined the company as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. He will report to David Booth, president of Global Sales and Marketing.
Nielsen will be responsible for leading world-class marketing and communications efforts in support of CSC's strategic global sales goals. This will include promotion of the new CSC brand and alignment of marketing and communications activities worldwide. He also will establish and lead a collaborative CSC marketing council.
"With extensive expertise in high-level enterprise marketing and communications, and significant international experience, Guy is an ideal member of our global leadership team," said Booth. "His role is critical to realizing the potential of our Project Accelerate strategic growth initiative."
Before joining CSC, Nielsen was senior vice president of Group Corporate Affairs for AEGON, one of the world's largest life insurance, pensions and asset management companies. Based in Europe, he was responsible for
AEGON's corporate media relations, internal communications, brand management, corporate social responsibility, crisis management and online communications. Previously he was with BearingPoint, where he
held several senior positions including director of Worldwide Field Marketing.
Prior to joining BearingPoint, Nielsen was vice president of International Sales and Marketing at Duff & Phelps (now Fitch), a global bond rating and research company. He began his career with IBM where he held sales and systems engineering positions during a nine-year period.
Nielsen is from the United States and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane University and an MBA from The American University in Washington, D.C.
About CSC
CSC is a leading information technology (IT) services company. CSC's mission is to be a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services. With approximately 90,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and
CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC reported revenue of $16.5 billion for the 12 months ended March 28, 2008. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.csc.com..
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