| Pitney
Bowes Inc Announces
as Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
Three
Key Executive Positions Created and Filled (July 12, 2001)
Pitney
Bowes Inc (NYSE: PBI) has created three new officer positions
following its acquisition of Alysis Technologies in order
to better serve the needs of its customers and to reflect
its strong commitment to expanding and capitalizing on the
global e-commerce opportunity.
Pitney
Bowes, the leading provider of digital presentment software,
has expanded to include Jim Flynn as Chief Operating Officer
(COO). Edward Tomczuk has been promoted to the position of
Controller. Each will continue to report to Karl Schumacher,
president of Pitney Bowes. Louis Provenzano was named Senior
Vice President of WorldWide Digital Sales, reporting to Robert
Calabrese, Vice-President of Sales.
"Over
the first year that Document Messaging Technologies has been
in existence we've built an infrastructure, a great team,
and defined a winning strategy that is based on delivering
compelling value," said Karl Schumacher. "We are excited to
contribute to the overall Pitney Bowes goal of building shareholder
and customer value by establishing a sustainable, profitable,
and competitive position for Document Messaging Technologies as the premier provider
of software and services in the emerging electronic business
market. Following the merger with Alysis, we have sharpened
our focus on the Business to Business market for electronic
bills and invoices."
"I am
thrilled to assume the responsibilities of COO for Pitney
Bowes," said Jim Flynn. "We confidently offer the best technology
in the market, along with Professional Services uniquely suited
to fit that technology into almost any electronic business
implementation."
Mr. Flynn's
primary focus will be business development but will also include
sales, customer support, engineering and product development.
Prior to the merger he was the COO and Vice-President of Alysis
Technologies, Inc.
Since
starting his career in 1983, Flynn has accomplished many milestones,
including successfully building multiple software companies
from the ground up; co-authoring one of the first books on
Java programming; and holding positions in applications development,
computer hardware engineering, sales, marketing, and executive
management.
"We are
delighted to announce the appointment of Edward Tomczuk to
Controller," said Karl Schumacher. "Ed has played an important
role for us in the four years he has been with Pitney Bowes.
He has a strong set of financial skills, is very familiar
with our strategic and operating goals and is an effective
leader.
Tomczuk's
duties as Controller will be to assume a major role in financial
reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
"Above all, Ed will continue to be the key financial advisor
to the Document Messaging Technologies executive team," added
Schumacher. "This promotion is an overdue confirmation of
Edward Tomczuk's value to Pitney Bowes."
Tomczuk's
prior position was Manager of Finance for Pitney Bowes, where
he was a key member of the due diligence and integration teams
that merged Alysis Technologies, Inc. into the Pitney Bowes
corporation.
"I am
very excited for this opportunity to contribute at a higher
level to an organization that is ready to become the dominant
player in our field," said Tomczuk. "Electronic Billing is
poised to take off and when it does, Document Messaging Technologies will be at the
forefront."
Edward
Tomczuk has a degree in Business Administration from Governors
State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He
is a member of AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society.
Louis
F. Provenzano has been named Senior Vice President of Worldwide
Sales for Digital Document Delivery. In this role, Provenzano
will be responsible for capitalizing on significant revenue
opportunities that the global e-presentment marketplace offers.
He held the same position with great success for Alysis Technologies
prior to the merger.
"We believe
that Louis' combination of business and technical expertise
makes him an excellent choice for this extremely high profile
position," said Calabrese. "Louis has an excellent track record
and we are pleased that he has accepted this challenge."
"I'm
looking forward to great success with Pitney Bowes," said
Provenzano. "The combination of best of breed technology with
the market reach and financial strength of Pitney Bowes is
extremely compelling and will enable us to build a new franchise
in a market that has awesome potential."
Pitney
Bowes Inc. is a $3.9 billion global provider of integrated
mail, messaging and document management solutions headquartered
in Stamford, Connecticut. The company serves over 2 million
businesses of all sizes in more than 130 countries through
dealer and direct operations.
Pitney Bowes is the company's global provider of premier
solutions for the creation and distribution of efficient and
effective documents in paper and digital form. More Information
about Pitney Bowes is available at http://www.pbdmt.com
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