DALLAS, July 8 TX-ACS-promotion
DALLAS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services,
Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced the promotion of Tasos Tsolakis as the
company's Chief Information Officer (CIO).
In this new capacity, Tsolakis will coordinate technology decisions
throughout the company's lines of businesses and global locations. He also
will have the critical job of implementing common component solutions across
the business lines to minimize customer implementation intervals and reduce
cost. Tsolakis will report to Tom Burlin, executive vice president and chief
operating officer.
"Since joining ACS in May 2007, Tasos has demonstrated that he has the
skills and temperament to be the CIO of a Fortune 500 company," said Burlin.
"In his new role, Tasos will provide the technology vision, and leadership
needed to develop and implement our global Information Technology program."
Most recently, Tsolakis served as Senior Vice President in charge of the
ACS' Solutions Center. Prior to joining ACS, Tsolakis served as corporate
officer and vice president of Direct to Consumer Solutions for Home Depot
based in Atlanta. In addition, he was formerly with General Electric's
Information Services business in Gaithersburg, Md., as Senior Vice President
Global Professional Services and Product Development.
Named to the Top 100 ComputerWorld IT Leaders list in 2003, and Six Sigma
Certified, Tsolakis holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Business School, and a Ph.D. and M.S. in
Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University in Blacksburg, Va.
About ACS
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 63,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and
government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
