Skokie, Ill.—May 15, 2008— Forsythe Solutions Group Inc., a 37-year IT infrastructure integrator, today announced the addition of four new members to its integrated solutions group. “We are very pleased to further augment the strength and success of our group with the insights and expertise of a recent Fortune 500 CIO, a former partner and a senior manager from two of the world’s largest professional services firms, and a former Fortune 50 global business manager,” says Cynthia Elzinga, senior vice president of IT strategy solutions.
Kevin White, 48, who served seven years as global vice president and chief information officer for Fortune 500 firm Robert Half International, Inc. (RHI), has been named a managing director and will be based out of the company’s Western area headquarters in Pleasanton, California. Reporting directly to Elzinga, White will lead the development and delivery of strategic solutions for the Western region.
White brings more than 25 years of IT experience in executive management, infrastructure strategies and software development within the air transport, healthcare, biotech and professional services industries. A graduate of Cal State University in Hayward, White serves as a member of the CIO Executive Summit’s governing body.
A former Forsythe client, White says, “I was consistently impressed by the level of experience and dedication Forsythe provided. I am excited to be a part of Forsythe’s innovative, growing consulting organization.”
John Humbert, 42, who spent the first 15 years of his career at Accenture, rising to the position of partner, assumes the position of director of integrated solutions. Also reporting to Elzinga, Humbert will be responsible for integrated advisory services offerings for strategic engagements with enterprise clients in North America. He will be based out of Forsythe’s Central area headquarters in Skokie, Illinois.
Humbert has 19 years of experience developing and executing strategic IT change initiatives. He has worked extensively with worldwide Fortune 100 clients in the electronic and high-tech, consumer products and automotive industries. Most recently, he served as vice president of business transformation for United Stationers. Humbert earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Paul Tatelli, 39, formerly of Capgemini, takes the role of integrated solutions manager, reporting to Ken Zivic, director of integrated solutions. Tatelli will be responsible for developing and delivering strategic solutions for key clients in Forsythe’s Central area, and will be based out of the company’s Central area headquarters in Skokie, Illinois.
Tatelli brings 18 years of experience with an emphasis in IT strategy and architecture. Most recently, he spent 11 years at Capgemini, where he worked in a variety of project management, business development and IT architecture roles of increasing responsibility, serving leading U.S. and global companies in retail, business services, manufacturing and other industries. Tatelli graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
D. Park Hersant, 35, previously a global business manager for Fortune 50 company Pfizer, also takes the role of integrated solutions group manager, reporting to Ilham Ahmed, director of integrated solutions. Hersant will be responsible for developing and delivering strategic solutions for key clients in the Northeast region, and will be based out of Forsythe’s Eastern area headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Hersant brings over 15 years of organizational and technical transformation experience as a consultant and corporate manager. As global business manager for Pfizer’s Application Hosting Services group, Hersant developed and managed numerous initiatives that enabled significant reductions in annual expenditures during a time of growth. Hersant was also a solutions consultant at Perot Systems, focusing on infrastructure organization outsourcing, technical consolidation and standardization. Hersant is a graduate of Mitchell College, New London, Conn., and a former member of the United States Marine Corps.
“Kevin, John and Park are valuable additions to our team,” adds Cynthia Elzinga. “The more insight we have into what it’s like to sit on our customers’ side of the table, making business-critical decisions that affect profitability, growth, and risk, the better our ability to develop and execute IT infrastructure solutions that meet their key business objectives.”
About Forsythe
Founded in 1971, Forsythe serves as an information technology infrastructure integrator, helping organizations across all industries, including Fortune 1000 companies, solve business problems through technology. Acting as a trusted, independent advisor, Forsythe provides technology and business consulting services, technology leasing services, and value-added reseller services for all the leading technology product manufacturers. Headquartered in Skokie, Illinois, Forsythe employs over 800 people in 50 offices throughout the United States and Western Canada and is 100-percent employee-owned. In 2007, Forsythe achieved its 37th consecutive year of profitability with estimated revenues of $629 million. (Forsythe’s 2007 annual report will be available later in May.) Forsythe McArthur Associates, Inc., Forsythe Solutions Group, Inc., Forsythe Federal Solutions Corp., and IST (formerly Information Security Technology). are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Forsythe Technology, Inc. For more information, visit www.forsythe.com.
