BLUE BELL, Pa., May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys
Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that Teresa Poggenpohl, who formerly served Accenture
as chief marketing and communications officer for North America, has joined the company as chief
marketing officer and senior vice president, Marketing and
Communications. She reports directly to Unisys Chair and Chief
Executive Officer Peter Altabef.
"Teresa is a recognized leader in IT services and an innovator
in her field who will bring her deep experience to our marketing
and communications efforts as we position our company and our
solutions for future growth," said Altabef. "The Unisys story is
both inspiring and evolving. Teresa will lead the way in working
with teams throughout the company and beyond to communicate our
compelling message."
IT Services Experience, Recognized Brand
Leader
Poggenpohl's 33-year career with Accenture spanned a
series of ever more senior roles, culminating in her serving for
more than three years as chief marketing and communications officer
for North America. In that role
she helped drive a leading market position across the U.S. and
Canada, contributing to revenue
growth for the North America
business to more than $20 billion
annually and positioning the company as an inclusion and diversity
leader.
Previously, Poggenpohl served as Accenture's global brand and
image leader for nine years, with responsibility for brand
strategy, advertising, research, digital marketing, trademark
portfolio, agency management and support for acquisitions and joint
ventures. Prior to that, Poggenpohl served Accenture as
partner/director of global brand management and advertising.
Poggenpohl has received wide recognition for her achievements.
She has been named five times as "Best Marketer" by B-to-B Magazine
and selected twice for "100 Influential Marketers" by The
Internationalist magazine, and she received the American Business
Award for "Executive of the Year" and "Outstanding Role Model" from
the Accenture Women's Mentoring Committee.
She serves several civic and community organizations, including
the Dean's Business Council for the University
of Illinois College of Business, the College of Business
Dean's Advisory Board for the University of
Nebraska and the Board of Directors for the Chicago
Children's Museum. She has served as President of the Chicago
Business Marketing Association and is a member of the Economic Club
of Chicago.
Poggenpohl holds a B.S. degree in business administration from
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
from which she received the Alumni Master award, and an MBA from
the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, from which she received the Distinguished
Alumnus Award.
"Unisys is at a true inflection point. To be able to take a
brand as revered as Unisys and tell its great stories is a
once-in-a-career opportunity," said Poggenpohl. "I look forward to
showcasing not only how far Unisys has come, but also how far it
can go."
About Unisys
Unisys is a global IT solutions company
that delivers successful outcomes for the most demanding businesses
and governments. Unisys offerings include digital workplace
services, cloud and infrastructure services, software operating
environments for high-intensity enterprise computing, business
process solutions and application development services. Unisys
integrates security into all of its solutions. For more information
on how Unisys delivers for its clients across the government,
financial services and commercial markets, visit
www.unisys.com.
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