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Xerox Names Kevin Warren President of U.S. Solutions Group
Thursday 10. June 2010 - Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced the appointment of Kevin M. Warren as president of the U.S. Solutions Group.
Since 2007, Warren has served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Xerox Canada. He moves to the United States to lead Xerox’s direct sales force that markets and sells Xerox systems and services across the country. He replaces Doug Lord, who is retiring from Xerox after a 34-year career with the company. Warren will report to Russell Peacock, president, Xerox North America. The appointment is effective July 1.
Prior to his position with Xerox Canada, Warren led the transition team for Xerox s 2007 acquisition of Global Imaging Systems. He also has a strong background in direct sales and sales management, previously serving 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. He held a number of sales and sales management positions including manager of sales operations, solutions manager for the District of Columbia commercial marketplace, and vice president of Federal Sales for the United States.
Warren earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from Georgetown University in 1984. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. Last year, he was named one of Black Enterprise magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America.” He is an advisory board member of the first international chapter of the National Black MBA Association, and sits on the national board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He also is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and the Young Presidents Organization, and is a board member of the Conference Board of Canada.
He recently was presented with the 2010 Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).