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Published on: 8/21/2006
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( BW)(LENOVO-GROUP)(LNVGY)(0992.HK) Lenovo Launches Center ofExcellence; Names David Schmoock to Lead Initiative
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David Schmoock, 37, has been appointed to lead the new organization as senior vice president, COE, effective immediately.He will report directly to Lenovo CEO William J. Amelio and will be based in Singapore.Mr. Amelio continued, "David is an exceptional PC professional and world-class operations guru who brings to Lenovo a wealth of experience in pricing, supply/demand, operations, line-of-business P&L management, global sales, technical sales and alliances.
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With David at the helm, the COE will enhance the ways in which we design, build and sell our products, ultimately driving Lenovo to greater operational excellence and customer satisfaction."Mr. Schmoock was most recently vice president, Marketing for Dell's Asia-Pacific/Japan region, and also held roles in product marketing, brand management and notebook operations in Dell's Americas unit.Prior to joining Dell in 1997, Mr. Schmoock spent eight years in positions of increasing responsibility at Xerox Corp.