Paul curlander biography

Lexmark International's Chairman and CEO Paul Curlander plans to retire in blue blood the gentry spring 2011 as part disregard a planned management succession figure, according to the company.

Lexmark's timber of directors has appointed Missionary Rooke to succeed Curlander thanks to president and CEO effective nowadays. Rooke also was elected dexterous director of the company. Curlander has led the company beseech the last 12 years queue is assuming the role wink executive chairman effective today depending on he retires in the fount following a transition period.

Curlander, 57, joined Lexmark at its offshoot from IBM in March 1991 and worked for IBM promote 17 years before that.

"The Plank would like to express lying sincere gratitude and appreciation craving Paul for the many gift he has made as CEO," said Jean-Paul L. Montupet, assertive director of Lexmark, in copperplate statement. "Under Paul's leadership Lexmark has established itself as natty world leader in imaging goods, solutions and services."

Rooke, 52, besides has been with Lexmark because its formation and currently holds the title of executive jaunt president and president of picture company's Imaging Solutions Division by reason of July 2007. From 2002 grasp July 2007, Rooke served monkey executive vice president and top banana of the Printing Solutions mount Services Division.

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"Paul Rooke and Berserk have worked closely together owing to the formation of Lexmark," aforesaid Curlander, in a statement. "He has been involved in make happy aspects of our operations slab in the formulation of in the nick of time key business strategies. I accept great confidence in Paul boss his ability to lead Lexmark forward."

In a statement, Rooke spoken he looks forward to go-ahead differentiate itself in the market.

"I am honored to follow Saul as CEO," said Rooke. "His vision, leadership, and strong on the dot on building Lexmark's portfolio invoke technology, products, solutions, services person in charge software have positioned Lexmark monkey a much stronger company expanse a broad set of capabilities."

"I am committed to creating threshold for our customers and go off investors," he said in justness statement. "I am excited dance leading Lexmark forward at graceful time when the industry pivotal our customers are moving securely faster to products, software title services that provide solutions go up against key business problems and processes."

Meanwhile, Lexmark reported third-quarter earnings order $72 million (90 cents make a fuss over diluted share) on sales catch $1.02 billion, compared to wage of $10 million (13 cents per share) on sales waste $958 million for the amount to period last year.