DAVID KENNEDY ELECTED AS SUCCESSOR TO DR. CLAUDIO CARRELLI

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DAVID KENNEDY ELECTED AS SUCCESSOR TO DR. CLAUDIO CARRELLI
01 July 2005 - European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Telecommunications GmbH (EURESCOM)

Heidelberg. Eurescom has a new director. As of today, David Kennedy is leading the company. On 11 May, the general assembly of Eurescom had unanimously elected David Kennedy as the new director of Eurescom. He succeeded Dr. Claudio Carrelli, who retired at the end of June.

David Kennedy has been working for Eurescom since 1997. In 2000 he took over as the senior programme manager responsible for the portfolio of running projects in Eurescom. Prior to joining Eurescom, the 45 year old from Dublin worked for Irish telecom network operator eircom and their collaborative research subsidiary Broadcom. In addition he also spend a few years working with Ericsson in Ireland.

Mr Kennedy declared that his goal as the new director is to evolve the company from a membership-based collaborative institute into a competitive project management and telecommunications consulting company. 'The telecommunications networks and services are becoming increasingly complex and diverse, and this brings up greater and greater interoperability and inter-working issues that can only be solved by collaborative initiatives between the key players,' he stated.

Explaining the role of Eurescom in this process, Mr. Kennedy said: 'Eurescom will identify these issues and, together with the leading industry organisations, establish and manage collaborative projects to solve these issues in a cost-effective way.'

Mr Kennedy's predecessor, Dr. Claudio Carrelli, has been director of Eurescom since June 1998. Previously, he had worked for 35 years with the Italian telephone operating company, now Telecom Italia, where he served in several positions and responsibilities including R&D, marketing, and international relations.

Throughout his career, Dr. Carrelli has been actively involved in international telecommunications, particularly within the International Telecommunication Union and as president of the Information Society Forum, an advisory body to the European Commission on technological and social matters. On retiring, Dr. Carrelli looks forward to being able to spend more time with his family and enjoying his hobbies of golf and sailing.

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About: European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Telecommunications GmbH (EURESCOM)
Eurescom is the leading European organisation for collaborative R&D in telecommunications. It provides management of research projects and programmes for member companies and other clients. Companies who wish to collaborate on the key issues facing the telecoms industry are welcome to join the Eurescom community.

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