Wyse Technology Appoints Former Dell and Sun Executive to Run Engineering

Thin-computing Leader also hires former Dell Sales Executive and former Deutsche Bank Financial Markets Expert

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 2006/01/17 - Wyse Technology, the worldwide leader in thin computing, announced today the appointment of three new executives. William Platt has joined the executive team as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Engineering; Gary Staunch is the new Vice President and General Manager of America’s Sales and Henry Fieglein has joined the marketing team as Vice President of Worldwide Financial Services Solutions.

Platt’s engineering leadership will play an instrumental role in developing and maintaining the company’s engineering research and development growth plans worldwide.

“We are delighted to welcome Bill to our executive team.  He brings a wealth of experience in engineering and international management expertise to Wyse,” said John Kish, CEO of Wyse Technology.  “As we continue our rapid expansion into China, India, Poland and other regions, Bill’s knowledge of manufacturing and development will be critical to the success of those operations.  His extensive experience in all facets of product engineering will be a major asset to the company.” 

Prior to joining Wyse, Platt was the Director of Services at Dell, where he delivered $3.5 billion in direct revenue. He also spent 14 years at Sun Microsystems where he held a number of positions including, Vice President of Operating Platforms Group, Vice President of Java Systems and Software Cycle, and Director of Customer Care Asia Pacific.  Platt has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Staunch was most recently with Dell in the role of Area Vice President of Sales, Large Corporate Accounts. In this role Gary managed Regional Directors, Inside Sales Directors and the System Consultant Team, and was responsible for delivering $1 billion in revenue. Prior to Dell, Gary held senior sales positions with Compaq and IBM. Gary has a B.A. from the University of the Pacific in Stockton.

Fieglein has more than 17 years of financial marketing experience including his position as the CTO Global Director of Infrastructure and Security Architecture at Deutsche Bank, where he provided the analysis, design and guidance for the entire Deutsche Bank infrastructure. He attended Haverford College where he earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science.

Staunch and Fieglein will report to Tarkan Maner, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.

关于Wyse Technology

WYSE创建于美国硅谷，是全球最知名的智能网络计算解决方案供应商之一。连续8年蝉联全球智能网络应用终端市场占有率第一，占全球市场份额的38％。WYSE提供的硬件、软件和服务为用户提供了可中央控制的系统来协调运算资源、应用软件资源、储存资源以提高性能，在确保系统安全、可靠、灵活的同时，降低了总体拥有成本，并且将IT部门从不必要的支持和维护工作中解放出来，大大提高了生产力。多年来，WYSE深受全球众多知名商业及公共机构的信赖，主要应用智能网络应用终端的产业包括金融、电信、广播传媒、零售、运输、政府、医疗、国防、旅游、能源、教育等行业，WYSE的客户主要是行业领先的全球化公司，财富全球排名前100名中有超过四成已经成为WYSE的客户。

从2005年初起，WYSE开始大规模发展针对新一代网络计算终端的软件和系统开发。并在中国和印度大力投资技术研究与开发中心，加速新产品开发和推出结合本地客户要求的客户化解决方案。

WYSE的全球总部位于美国硅谷，分支机构遍布世界各地。亚太区总部设在中国北京海淀区融科资讯中心大厦，下辖六个分公司，分别位于中国台湾、日本东京、韩国首尔、印度班加罗尔、澳大利亚悉尼和新加坡。