Wesley Vance
President, Diebold North America
Wesley B. Vance, 43, is president
of Diebold North America business unit and a member of the executive committee, effective
October 1, 2000. Vance, who was most recently a senior vice president of ArvinMeritor
and president of ArvinMeritor Exhaust Systems Group, Columbus, Ind., has broad experience
in global operations as well as a record of strong business improvements and growth.
He will be responsible for all the North America business unit's operations including
product development and engineering, manufacturing, sales and service, human resources
and marketing. In addition, Vance will oversee the security, campus and original
equipment businesses.
The global $7.5 billion ArvinMeritor Corp., previously
Arvin Industries, Inc., manufactures automotive ride control products and full exhaust
systems including catalytic converters, shock absorbers, gas springs, struts and
accessories for the original equipment, after market and replacement markets. The
group which Vance managed has been Arvin's flagship business that operates 44 plants
and 6 technical centers in 22 countries.
During his 10-year career at Arvin,
Vance held several executive positions. While based in Paris, he served as managing
director of Arvin Exhaust Europe, which included Africa and Asia. While based in
Toronto, Vance served as vice president and general manager of Arvin Ride Control,
which included emerging markets throughout the world. Additionally, he has served
as vice president business development of Arvin Ride Control and has held other managerial
and financial positions. Prior to joining Arvin, Vance worked for Deloitte Haskins
and Sells and Coopers & Lybrand where he held various financial positions such as
senior auditor and senior manager of tax.
Originally from Albuquerque, N.M.,
Vance earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University, Provo,
Utah. He went on to earn a master's degree in business administration from Indiana
University, Bloomington, Ind.
Email: vancew@diebold.comGregory T. Geswein
Chief
financial officer, Diebold Incorporated
Gregory T. Geswein, 45, is senior vice
president and chief financial officer (CFO) and a member of the Diebold executive
team. Geswein, who was most recently senior vice president and CFO at Pioneer-Standard
Electronics Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, has broad experience in global acquisitions, international
operations and e-business. He joined Diebold in March 2000.
Pioneer-Standard,
a $2 billion leading global distributor of electronic components and mid-range computer
systems, was recently named number three on the PC Week Fast-Track 500 list for its
aggressive implementation of e-commerce, business extranets and Web technologies.
Geswein is noted for his proven expertise throughout his career in global acquisitions,
including absorbing acquired organizations into existing financial processes and
systems. He is also known for his ability to overhaul and streamline financial processes
and implement high-tech financial systems, resulting in improved productivity and
faster flow of information.
Prior to his assignment at Pioneer-Standard, Geswein
spent 13 years at Mead Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, a $4 billion international paper
products manufacturer, in a variety of senior financial posts, including vice president
and corporate controller and corporate treasurer.
Originally from Ironton, Ohio,
Geswein earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University
of Cincinnati. He went on to earn a master's degree in business administration with
a concentration in finance from the University of Cincinnati.
Email: gesweig@diebold.com
Robert
Reho
Vice president, Diebold Global Services
More to follow.
Email: rehor@diebold.com
Tom
Cappelli
Senior director, Diebold Managed Services
Tom Cappelli has over twenty
years experience within the high-tech service, software and product environment.
He has held various senior-level marketing and sale management positions within high
tech computer companies such as Wang Laboratories, Data General and currently Diebold,
Incorporated.
During his career, Tom has successfully developed strategic business
plans to move service from a break-fix business to a service partnership, managing
service integration in the client/server marketplace and professional services.
In addition, he has developed and managed profitable partnerships.
In his current
position with Diebold, Incorporated, Tom is responsible for directing the development
of new approaches to deliver customer Value Added Services and Managed Services to
a Global market.
He is leading the Diebold service organization to meet customers’
changing needs for Service in today’s increasingly complex business environments.
Email:
cappelt@diebold.com
Miles E. (Gene) Marsh
Senior manager, Services Development
Gene
Marsh has over 17 years of experience in information technology. He has an excellent
understanding of the business applications of technology along with a superior technical
knowledge and team management experience. At Diebold since 1997 as the Senior Manager,
Services Development, he has been responsible for the investigation, development
and launch of new services capabilities for the global services division of a premiere
ATM manufacturer. He has also developed Internet, Value Added Network and services
strategies as well as managed the development of complete systems for e-commerce,
marketing and services capabilities, including the integration of new and legacy
technologies.
After majoring in English at Ohio University from 1979 to 1982,
Gene studied Computer Science at Towson State University in Maryland from 1982 to
1983. He has held positions as a Senior Manager, Network Manager, Regional Network
Manager, Senior Telecommunication Systems Specialist and Senior Applications Engineer.
As a Senior Systems Engineer for ODS Networks Inc. in Richardson, TX, he was the
principal design engineer for several large networks including Target Stores/Dayton
Hudson, Walmart, Diebold and Chrysler Corporation. Later, as the National Account
Manager, he directed custom product and service design projects and was responsible
for the management of large accounts and account opportunities.
E-mail: marshm@diebold.com
Paul
Fisher
Manager, Remote Services
Paul Fisher has fourteen years experience in
information systems, data communications and open-systems platforms. He has
spent four years at Diebold successfully developing a strategy to leverage information
technology and services in the financial and retail markets.
At Diebold,
Paul is responsible for strategic value-added service initiatives, as well as deployment
of the same. He has successfully helped to identify a strategic model for Diebold’s
customer’s that allows for the integration of new technologies from legacy infrastructures
common in today’s financial networks. Paul has championed a business model
that addresses business issues critical to Diebold’s success.
From 1994-1996, Paul
was manager of five engineers for Connecting Point. He was responsible for
scheduling installs and ensuring completion of same, designing, installing, troubleshooting
and maintaining corporate local and wide area networks. His experience include
implementation of Novell NetWare 3.1x and 4.x installations, Novell/SCO UnixWare,
Windows NT Server, Windows ‘95, Windows for Workgroups, Personal NetWare and Lantastic.
TCP/IP protocol implementation to Linux Unix, UnixWare and Windows NT Server,
client connectivity to various Unix and AS/400 systems.
Paul received his bachelor’s
degree in Industrial Technology in 1994, and since has designed and deployed many
local and wide area networks throughout the state of Ohio.
Email: fisherp@diebold.com