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MENAFN Press
- 28/05/2009
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 Mr. Darren Wesermann(MENAFN Press) SunGard Higher Education today announced that Darren Wesemann will be its new chief technology officer. Currently the president of SunGard’s Infinity business unit within SunGard Financial Systems, Mr. Wesemann transitions to the new CTO role effective June 1, 2009.
“SunGard Higher Education is facing enormous opportunity at a time when technology is an especially valuable tool for effecting change,” said Mr. Wesemann. “I am intrigued by the promise of what we can do to help institutions as they fight to overcome very difficult challenges. I am also looking forward to making a difference for the mission of higher education.”
Mr. Wesemann is a highly regarded technology leader. At SunGard Financial Systems he transformed how software is developed by creating the Common Services Architecture. At SunGard’s Infinity business unit he created and deployed Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud infrastructure models that offer customers new options for software delivery. Mr. Wesemann has prior experience working in higher education and also with several start-up companies prior to joining SunGard.
Ron Lang, chief executive officer, SunGard Higher Education, said, “We need to innovate and Darren is a proven innovator. He brings speed, a strong customer focus, technical creativity and a wealth of experience to us and our customers.” He added, “We are committed to delivering the products and services that higher education needs and are investing in our long-term vision. I have worked with Darren before and look forward to doing so again.”
The new role of CTO brings together ownership and accountability of technology vision and execution under one executive. Mr. Wesemann will oversee all aspects of internal and external technology systems, uniting teams for development and IT. He will also direct the SunGard Higher Education Collaborative team, helping to ensure that SunGard Higher Education’s vendor relationships are compatible with its overall technology strategy.
About SunGard Higher Education
SunGard Higher Education provides software, systems integration, strategic consulting and technology management services to help colleges and universities build, unify and manage their digital campuses. Bringing together people, processes and technology, SunGard Higher Education assists 1,600 colleges, universities, campuses, foundations and state systems strengthen institutional performance through improved constituent services, increased accountability and better educational experiences. Visit www.sungardhe.com.
About SunGard
SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and IT services companies. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including the world’s 25 largest financial services companies.
SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.
With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 435 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and services company on the Forbes list of private businesses. Based on information compiled by Datamonitor*, SunGard is the third largest provider of business applications software after Oracle and SAP. Continuity, Insurance & Risk has recognized SunGard as service provider of the year an unprecedented five times. For more information, please visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.
*January 2009 Technology Vendors Financial Database Tracker http://www.datamonitor.com
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