Brady Corporation Appoints Bentley N. Curran to the New Role of Vice President of Digital Business
February 16 2012 - 12:40PM
Business Wire
Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC), a world leader in identification
solutions, has appointed Brady Chief Information Officer Bentley N.
Curran to the new role of vice president of digital business,
reporting directly to Brady President and CEO Frank M. Jaehnert. In
addition to continuing his role as CIO, Curran, 50, will now also
lead Brady’s digital transformation, working with Brady’s
leadership team to deliver the digital capabilities required to
better serve Brady customers across all touch points, including
on-line, off-line and mobile.
Curran joined Brady in 1999 and has held a variety of leadership
positions at the company. From 2005 to the present, he has focused
on delivering operating improvements through the application of
technology to Brady's business. Most recently, he championed the
expansion of Brady’s e-business efforts. Curran also serves as a
board member on the Brady Corporation Foundation.
"The development of our digital capabilities is crucial to our
plans to deliver a superior customer experience and further grow
our business. The appointment of Bentley Curran to the new role of
vice president of digital business underscores our commitment to
this. He is a well respected business leader with a solid track
record of success, coupled with a passion for digital business and
technology,” said Frank M. Jaehnert, Brady president and chief
executive officer. "We will continue to invest to better serve our
customers through an integrated digital experience and are very
excited with the changes announced today to accelerate our growth
in 2012 and beyond.”
Commenting on his appointment, Curran said, “We are seeing the
global shift to more digital technologies reflected in both how
customers solve identification issues and how they purchase
products. Capitalizing on this trend is a crucial strategy to
achieve Brady’s vision for the future, and I'm excited for this
opportunity to lead Brady's digital transformation.” A native of
Milwaukee, WI, Curran is a business graduate of the Marian
University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer
of complete solutions that identify and protect premises, products
and people. Brady’s products help customers increase safety,
security, productivity and performance and include high-performance
labels and signs, safety devices, printing systems and software,
and precision die-cut materials. Founded in 1914, the company has
millions of customers in electronics, telecommunications,
manufacturing, electrical, construction, education, medical and a
variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2011 employed approximately 6,500
people at operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Brady’s fiscal 2011 sales were approximately $1.34 billion. Brady
stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC.
More information is available on the Internet at
www.bradycorp.com.
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“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
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severity of the current worldwide economic downturn or timing or
strength of a subsequent recovery; future financial performance of
major markets Brady serves, which include, without limitation,
telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction,
laboratory, education, governmental, public utility, computer,
transportation; difficulties in making and integrating
acquisitions; risks associated with newly acquired businesses;
Brady’s ability to develop and successfully market new products;
changes in the supply of, or price for, parts and components;
increased price pressure from suppliers and customers; fluctuations
in currency rates versus the US dollar; unforeseen tax
consequences; potential write-offs of Brady’s substantial
intangible assets; Brady’s ability to retain significant contracts
and customers; risks associated with international operations;
Brady’s ability to maintain compliance with its debt covenants;
technology changes; business interruptions due to implementing
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and liabilities; future competition; interruptions to sources of
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initiatives; difficulties associated with exports; risks associated
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numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale,
including those of a political, economic, business, competitive and
regulatory nature contained from time to time in Brady’s U.S.
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limited to, those factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section
located in Item 1A of Part I of Brady’s Form 10-K for the
year ended July 31, 2011. These uncertainties may cause Brady’s
actual future results to be materially different than those
expressed in its forward-looking statements. Brady does not
undertake to update its forward-looking statements
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