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Malcolm
Unsworth has been promoted to president and chief operating
officer of Itron effective immediately. In this position,
Unsworth will oversee the company's two operating segments,
Itron North America and Actaris, and will focus on evaluating
synergies and opportunities between the two segments.
Mr. Unsworth
joined Itron in July 2004 with the acquisition of Schlumberger
Electricity Metering (SEM). Since joining Itron he has
been senior vice president of hardware solutions, and most
recently senior vice president and COO of Itron's Actaris
business,
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which
was acquired on April 18, 2007. Prior to joining Itron, Unsworth
spent 25 years with Schlumberger, including 11 associated
with the electricity meter business. He was president of SEM
prior to the acquisition and also served as vice president
and general manager of Schlumberger's North America Operations
in charge of water, electricity and gas products in addition
to running the business, CellNet, for several years.
Mr. Unsworth
will report directly to LeRoy Nosbaum, chairman and chief
executive officer. "Malcolm has been part of the Itron
family for almost four years and during that time has gained
a great understanding of all aspects of our business,"
said Mr. Nosbaum. "He has been an influential leader
and shown a level of execution that makes this promotion an
easy decision."
Itron
also announced the promotion of Marcel Regnier to senior vice
president and COO, Actaris. Mr. Regnier joined Itron in April
2007 with the acquisition of Actaris and has been managing
director of Actaris' water and heat business unit for seven
years. Mr. Regnier has been with Actaris since its formation
in 2001, and prior to that was with Schlumberger for 20 years
and held a variety of positions in research and development,
marketing and operations. Regnier, along with senior vice
president and COO of Itron North America, Philip Mezey, will
report directly to Unsworth.
"I
would like to congratulate Marcel on his promotion,"
said Mr. Unsworth. "Marcel has been an invaluable leader
for Actaris and has been instrumental in making this acquisition
a success. With Philip continuing to focus on the transition
in North America from automated meter reading to advanced
metering infrastructure, and Marcel focused on opportunities
outside of the United States, we have a very strong team in
place to take advantage of the opportunities in today's industry
on a worldwide basis."
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