ISLANDIA, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Technologies
(NASDAQ: CA) today announced that Jens
Alder, 54, has been elected to its Board of Directors,
effective immediately.
"Jens is a very highly regarded and talented international
business executive with exceptional leadership credentials," said
Art Weinbach, chairman, CA
Technologies. "The Board will greatly benefit from his extensive
experience in the technology industry and strong global insights as
the company implements its worldwide corporate strategy. We are
delighted to have him on board."
Alder's appointment brings the Board membership to 11, 10 of
whom are independent.
Alder currently serves as chairman of Sanitas
Krankenversicherung, one of Switzerland's largest health insurers and RTX
Telecom A/S, a telecommunications component and handset producer
based in Denmark. He also serves
as chairman of Industrielle Werke Basel, the public utility of
Basel, Switzerland. In
addition, Alder is the lead advisor for IT governance to the Swiss
Minister of Defense and to the Swiss Chief of the Armed Forces.
Previously, Alder held several executive level positions
including chief executive officer of TDC A/S, the leading Danish
provider of communication solutions and Pay-TV, chief executive
officer of Swisscom AG, Switzerland's largest telecommunications
provider and chief executive officer of Alcatel Switzerland Ltd.,
Telecom Section.
Alder holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in
France and a Master of Electrical
Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology.
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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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