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SI News Siemens Business Services, Inc. Appoints Jeffrey P. Cohen Managing Vice President of Professional Services
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens Business Services, Inc. today announced the appointment of
Jeffrey P. Cohen to the post of Managing Vice President, Professional
Services. Cohen will report to John McKenna, Chief Executive Officer of
Siemens Business Services, Inc.
As head of Professional Services for the company, Cohen will be
responsible for the delivery and enhancement of key customer offerings
such as Systems Integration, Application Management Services and SAP
consulting services.
"Jeff’s expertise in IT outsourcing and
offshoring and his reputation for results gives us great confidence that
he will ensure the success of the Professional Services organization
while continuing our strategy to sustain profitable growth," said John
McKenna, CEO of Siemens Business Services, Inc. “Jeff
brings a wealth of proven consulting and management experience to his
new role in our company.”
Cohen joins Siemens from eLoyalty Corporation where he was Vice
President of Delivery. Prior to that, he was an Associate Principal at
McKinsey & Company where he was responsible for advising clients through
large, complex contract negotiations in the areas of outsourcing and
offshoring, IT and shared services cost reduction, and software and
systems development.
Before joining McKinsey & Company, Cohen spent several years at KPMG
Consulting where he started, led and grew a national consulting practice
that provided outsourcing advice, IT benchmarking and assessment,
program management, and technology infrastructure evaluation. Prior to
KPMG, Cohen was a Project Manager at Comdisco, Inc. and a Consultant at
Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture).
Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics with general honors
from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Management in finance,
management and strategy with distinction from the Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University.
About Siemens Business Services
Siemens Business Services, Inc. is one of Siemens operating companies in
the United States. Siemens Business Services is an internationally
leading IT service provider. With its comprehensive know-how and
specific sector knowledge, this division of Siemens offers solutions and
services from a single source – from
consulting to systems integration and management of IT infrastructures.
Siemens Business Services is among the top ten outsourcing providers
worldwide. With 34,000 employees, Siemens Business Services achieved
worldwide sales of $6.5 billion USD in fiscal 2006 (9/30/06). For more
information, please visit Siemens Business Services on the Web at www.usa.siemens.com/sbs.
About Siemens AG
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and
engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in
fiscal 2006. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in
the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation,
Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water
Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate
headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4
billion and employs approximately 67,000 people throughout all 50 states
and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in
the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG
and its subsidiaries employ 475,000 people in 190 countries. For more
information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.
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