webMethods Announces Election of Fran Dramis to Board of Directors
October 13 2006 - 3:59PM
PR Newswire (US)
BellSouth's Chief Information, E-Commerce and Security Officer
Joins Newly Expanded Board as an Independent Director FAIRFAX, Va.,
Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM), a leading
business integration and optimization software company, today
announced that its Board of Directors has elected Francis A. "Fran"
Dramis, Jr. to the Board as an independent director. Mr. Dramis
will serve as a Class II Director until the 2007 annual meeting of
webMethods stockholders. With his addition, the webMethods Board
has been expanded to ten members with eight positions currently
held by independent directors. "We are delighted that Fran has
accepted our invitation to join the webMethods Board of Directors,"
said Bill Russell, non-executive Chairman. "Fran's demonstrated
leadership, technology vision and business experience will further
enhance the strength of our Board." Mr. Dramis currently serves as
Chief Information, E-Commerce and Security Officer for BellSouth
Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for all information
technologies for BellSouth and for directing that company's
eCommerce efforts. In addition, he is responsible for overseeing
business continuity and security efforts. Mr. Dramis joined
BellSouth in 1998 and has been recognized by various industry
publications as a top CIO. "At BellSouth, Fran has set the
benchmark for how IT can effectively collaborate with the business
to improve operational performance," said David Mitchell, president
& CEO, webMethods, Inc. "His unique insight and experience will
be of great value to the company." Before joining BellSouth, Mr.
Dramis worked with CIO Strategy, Inc., a Virginia-based information
technology consulting firm, where he led major technology
transformation initiatives for a number of national organizations.
Prior to that time, Mr. Dramis was managing director and CIO at
Salomon Brothers. Mr. Dramis also served as president and chief
operating officer of Telic Corporation. Early in his career, Mr.
Dramis worked with AT&T, including Bell Labs, rising to the
position of executive director of information product management.
Mr. Dramis currently serves as director and chairman of the
BellSouth Technology Group. He also serves on the boards of the
BellSouth Solutions Group, Inc., the BellSouth Foundation and
Avocent Corporation. Mr. Dramis received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Science degree from
Pace University. About webMethods, Inc. webMethods (NASDAQ:WEBM)
provides business integration software to integrate, assemble and
optimize available IT assets to drive business process
productivity. webMethods delivers an innovative, enterprise-class
business integration platform that incorporates proven integration
technology with next generation capabilities into one interoperable
set of tools that delivers a unique combination of efficiency,
agility and control. webMethods combines industry leadership with a
zealous commitment to customers to deliver tangible business value
to more than 1,400 global customers. webMethods is headquartered in
Fairfax, Va., with offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia
Pacific and Japan. More information about the company can be found
at http://www.webmethods.com/. The webMethods name and logo are
registered trademarks of, and webMethods Fabric is a trademark of,
webMethods, Inc. All other marks mentioned are trademarks or
service marks of their respective companies. DATASOURCE:
webMethods, Inc. CONTACT: Christopher Martin, Investors,
+1-703-460-6609, , or John Conley, Media, +1-703-460-5996, , both
of webMethods, Inc. Web site: http://www.webmethods.com/
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