IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, Inc.
(NYSE: GTW) has named Bruce K. Riggs senior vice president, Operations and
Customer Care. Riggs replaces John Goldsberry, whose promotion at Gateway is
the subject of a separate announcement.
Riggs, 43, is a 17-year veteran of the computer industry, the substantial
portion of that spent in operations, supply chain and logistics roles serving
global markets. At Gateway, he will hold primary responsibility for
Operations, Customer Care and Quality functions including original design
manufacturing (ODM) management, logistics, procurement and forecasting,
customer service and quality. He also will oversee the design and operation
of Gateway's new U.S. assembly plant, which was the subject of a separate
announcement today.
"We are pleased to recruit an executive of Bruce's caliber to help us
address strategic and tactical operational issues in order to meet our
long-term growth needs. Bruce brings direct operations experience having
served in executive leadership roles in Europe, the Americas and most recently
China," said Wayne Inouye, Gateway president and chief executive officer.
"Bruce has the breadth of global and industry experience that will bring
immediate benefits to the company. I also want to thank John Goldsberry for
his able leadership in the Operations area while we recruited a permanent head
for that position."
Riggs joins Gateway from Quanta Computer Inc., where he was senior vice
president, Corporate Service Operations and Quality, with responsibility for
that company's worldwide service operations and configuration centers in the
United States, Europe and Asia.
Before joining Quanta, Riggs was with Dell Inc., where he served as the
vice president, Operations and Quality, Client Product Group, with
responsibility for new product readiness, sustaining operations and life cycle
management for Dell's notebook, desktop and workstation product lines.
Before Dell, he spent five years with Compaq Computer Corp. in a number of
operations-related positions of increasing responsibility, including vice
president, World-Wide Order Management & Logistics.
Riggs entered the technology field with NCR Corp. in 1988, rising to
program director in the company's Mobile Computing unit.
Bruce earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Spanish at Lawrence
University in Appleton, Wisc., and holds a masters degree in Business
Administration from Indiana University.
About Gateway
Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE: GTW) has
been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to
consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. After acquiring
eMachines in early 2004, Gateway is now the third largest PC company in the
U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. The company's value-based eMachines
brand is sold exclusively by leading retailers worldwide, while the premium
Gateway line is available at major retailers, over the web and phone, and
through its direct and indirect sales force. See http://www.gateway.com for
more information.
SOURCE Gateway, Inc.
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