NWC News Network, July 22 2008, 1300 hrs
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 marketing and communications efforts in support of the company'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 marketing council.
"With extensive expertise in high-level enterprise marketing and communications, and significant international experience, Nielsen 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, life insurance, pensions and asset management company. Based in Europe, he was responsible for its 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, he 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.
He 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.
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