Dirk Michiels Appointed as CEO of Ferranti Computer Systems N.V.

ANTWERP, Belgium - Tuesday, September 13th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferranti is pleased to announce the appointment of Dirk Michiels to the position of Chairman of the Executive Committee with the title of Chief Executive Officer. Ferranti Computer Systems and Dirk Wauters have reached mutual agreement whereby Dirk Wauters has resigned from his position as Chairman of the Executive Committee. Dirk Wauters has agreed to remain as an advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors until December 31, 2011.

Mr. Richard Nijkerk, Chairman Board of Directors: “Mr. Michiels is a Ferranti veteran with 25 years of experience in the company. The board is very pleased with his appointment and looks forward to the continued path of growth of Ferranti in both the ICT, business solutions and the utility market.”

Mr. Michiels graduated in 1985 with a Master of Engineering in ICT and joined Ferranti in the UK, with a focus on integration projects for the utility industry. Mr. Michiels moved back to Belgium, heading the Ferranti Belgium organization together with Mr. Franky Baert. Since then, he has been responsible for all operational projects at Ferranti. In 1994, Ferranti Belgium became part of the Nijkerk Group, acting as a system integrator for ICT, public sector and the utility space. Mr. Michiels guided the company towards international expansion with the MECOMS™ product.

Mr. Michiels serves simultaneously as President of the Belgian chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP).

Mr. Dirk Michiels: “I have confidence in the Ferranti strategy that has been developed. This is the most exciting time in the Ferranti history. The product investment in the MECOMS™ product for the Energy and Utility space is proving to be successful on a worldwide scale as demonstrated by recent wins. The Microsoft relation has entered a new phase with MECOMS™ becoming the Microsoft Business Solutions “Go-to” solution for the energy and utilities space. The partner strategy is showing success and we are growing in our traditional home market with system integration for ICT infrastructures and business solutions. I am really looking forward to work with our customers, partners, staff and leadership team to realize mutual success and grow the exciting opportunity.”

Ferranti recently won deals in the first half of 2011 in Russia, The Netherlands, Denmark, India and Singapore with its MECOMS™ product.

About Ferranti Ferranti develops and deploys the flagship MECOMS™ product. MECOMS™ is a business solution for the Energy and Utilities market delivering flexibility and low cost to serve architected to outsmart the competition fully integrated into Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. It recently concluded a Global ISV partnership with Microsoft to market MECOMS worldwide.

In The BeNeLux home market Ferranti delivers System Integrator services for ICT Infrastructures and Business applications and works closely with HP, Cisco, and Microsoft.

Ferranti Computer Systems, founded in 1976, is a member of the Nijkerk Group since 1994. The company employs more than 230 people. Headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium the company has operations in The Netherlands, UK, Germany, India & Singapore.

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Company Website: http://www.ferranti.be MECOMS product Website: http://www.mecoms.com Follow Company on Linkedin: Link More Info on this press release (email adres): Marketing@Ferranti.be
Contacts

Mr Thibaut Vos

Product Manager MECOMS, Ferranti Computer Systems N.V.

DID: +32 3 540.49.11

Mobile: +32 475 35.94.30

Email: Thibaut.Vos@ferranti.be