ISLANDIA, N.Y., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Technologies
(NASDAQ: CA) today announced the appointment of Richard Beckert as executive vice president and
chief financial officer, effective immediately. He succeeds
Nancy Cooper who recently announced
her retirement.
Beckert, who has more than 25 years experience in high-tech
corporate finance, has served as CA Technologies corporate
controller for the past three years. In that role, he was
responsible for all the company's financial planning, accounting,
pricing and international reporting activities. He joined the
company in 2006 as a senior vice president responsible for
strategic pricing and offerings.
"Rich is an outstanding executive who has a deep understanding
of our business, our industry and our customers," said Bill
McCracken, CA Technologies CEO. "He will continue to
implement a corporate strategy that carefully balances strong
expense control, investments in acquisitions and organic
development in new and existing markets to drive revenue growth and
enhanced returns to our shareholders."
Before joining CA Technologies, Beckert held a number of senior
management positions at IBM, including division controller for
IBM's Data Management and Lotus divisions. He also served as
director of financial operations for IBM Americas. Beckert earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in finance administration from
Northeastern University in Boston.
"I would like to personally thank Nancy for her contribution
over the last 5 years. Under her leadership, the team helped put CA
Technologies on a sound financial footing, which allowed us to
achieve an 'investment grade' rating at all credit agencies,"
McCracken continued. "Her deep experience and steady hand have
helped guide us to where we are today."
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About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and
solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from
mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies
manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to
deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies' innovative
products and services provide the insight and control essential for
IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the
Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT
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