Gateway Board Names Xerox Executive Quincy L. Allen as Director
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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Gateway, Inc.,
(NYSE: GTW) Board has elected Quincy L. Allen, Xerox Corporation vice
president and president of the Xerox Production Systems Group, as a director.
Allen will join the Board effective January 1, 2006 and will stand for
election at the annual meeting of shareholders next May.
"In addition to his significant business expertise, Quincy brings a wealth
of experience in providing products and services to businesses of all sizes,"
said Rick Snyder, Gateway chairman. "As Gateway's growth plans for the coming
years are predicated on a significant expansion in the Professional sales
sector, the Board believes Quincy's perspective in this area will be
invaluable."
Allen, 45, will join the Board's Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee and Compensation Committee.
Allen was named to his present position at Xerox in October 2004, and was
elected a corporate vice president two months later. He is responsible for
Xerox's high-end systems, software and service offerings for the graphic
communications industry, including production publishing, transaction printing
and enterprise-wide printing. Allen leads Xerox's efforts to leverage the
complementary power of digital printing in the offset printing market,
targeting key growth opportunities including just-in-time printing, customized
printing and on-demand book publishing.
Since joining Xerox as an electrical engineer in 1982, he has held senior
technical and management positions in areas such as supply chain, sales and
marketing, and product development. In 1999, Allen was appointed vice
president, Worldwide Customer Services Strategy. In 2001, he was named senior
vice president of North American Services and Solutions.
Allen earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from
Northeastern University in 1982 and an MBA from the University of Rochester in
1993. Allen was born March 28, 1960, in Quonset Point, R.I.
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 www.gateway.com for
more information.
SOURCE Gateway, Inc.
Web site: http: //www.gateway.com
CONTACT: Media, David Hallisey, +1-949-471-7703, david.hallisey@gateway.com, or John W. Spelich, +1-949-471-7710, john.spelich@gateway.com, or Investor, Marlys Johnson, +1-605-232-2709, marlys.johnson@gateway.com, all of Gateway, Inc.
