Guy Nielsen joins CSC as VP & Chief Marketing Officer

CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced that Guy Nielsen has joined the company as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. He will report to David Booth, president of Global Sales and Marketing.

Nielsen will be responsible for leading world-class marketing and communications efforts in support of CSC's strategic global sales goals. This will include promotion of the new CSC brand and alignment of marketing and communications activities worldwide. He also will establish and lead a collaborative CSC marketing council.

"With extensive expertise in high-level enterprise marketing and communications, and significant international experience, Guy is an ideal member of our global leadership team," said Booth. "His role is critical to realizing the potential of our Project Accelerate strategic growth initiative."

Before joining CSC, Nielsen was senior vice president of Group Corporate Affairs for AEGON, one of the world's largest life insurance, pensions and asset management companies. Based in Europe, he was responsible for AEGON's corporate media relations, internal communications, brand management, corporate social responsibility, crisis management and online communications. Previously he was with BearingPoint, where he held several senior positions including director of Worldwide Field Marketing.

Prior to joining BearingPoint, Nielsen was vice president of International Sales and Marketing at Duff & Phelps (now Fitch), a global bond rating and research company. He began his career with IBM where he held sales and systems engineering positions during a nine-year period.

Nielsen is from the United States and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane University and an MBA from The American University in Washington, D.C.

Sourced From: Mutual Public Relations