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People, Corporate, Global: David W Hitchcock, 45, has been appointed Lucent’s Corporate Controller.
Mr Hitchcock, who had been Business Operations and Finance Vice-President of Lucent Worldwide Services since February 2005, succeeds John Kritzmacher, who took on a new role as Lucent's chief financial officer in February. The appointment is effective immediately.As corporate controller, Hitchcock will be responsible for Lucent's global accounting operations, external reporting, internal controls compliance, financial planning and analysis, and contract management functions. He will report directly to John Kritzmacher, now Lucent CFO: "David is stepping into the role of corporate controller with a broad range of experience in Lucent's financial and business operations," in MR Kritzmacher’s view. "His deep knowledge of the business and proven talent will make this a seamless transition. David will continue to build on the operational gains we have made and take a disciplined approach to our financial management and reporting." Hitchcock joined Lucent's predecessor, AT&T, in 1983, supporting manufacturing operations in Winston-Salem, NC. He has held a wide range of financial leadership positions at Lucent and AT&T, supporting the product and services segments, supply chain networks and corporate centres. David Hitchcock earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Wake Forest University. He is also a licensed certified public accountant. More info: www.lucent.com |
Date: 24 – 28 November 2008