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Xerox Board Elects Vice Presidents of Corporation
Friday 16. July 2010 - Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) board of directors yesterday elected Tom Maddison, Hervé Tessler and Kevin Warren as vice presidents of the corporation.
Maddison, 46, is vice president of Human Resources, a position he was appointed to in February. Maddison is responsible for human resource planning, sourcing, talent management, leadership development, pay and rewards, diversity, work environment and industrial relations.
Since joining Xerox in 1992, Maddison has held a variety of positions in finance, operations, business services, marketing, and HR management. He served as director of group resources and enterprise marketing in the United Kingdom and as vice president of human resources for Developing Markets Operations.
Tessler, 47, is president of Developing Market Operations (DMO), overseeing operations in emerging markets and countries around the world, including Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Eurasian countries, India and Russia. He was appointed to this position on July 1.
Since joining Xerox in 1987, Tessler has held a number of sales and management positions including vice president of production and graphic arts in France, and general manager of Xerox of Central Eastern Europe, Israel and Turkey. He was most recently chief operating officer for DMO West, responsible for all operational activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Warren, 47, is president of the United States Solutions Group, leading the companys direct sales force that markets and sells Xerox systems and services across the country. He was appointed to this position on July 1.
Warren previously served as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Xerox Canada since 2007. Prior to that position, Warren led the successful transition of Global Imaging Systems to Xerox following Xeroxs $1.5 billion acquisition of GIS in 2007. He also served as head of Xerox’s U.S. Eastern Sales Operations. Warren began his Xerox career in 1984 as a sales trainee in Washington D.C. and has held a number of sales and sales management positions.