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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, Inc. (NYSE:GTW) has named Bruce K. Riggs senior vice president, Operations and Customer Care. Riggs replaces John Goldsberry, whose promotion at Gateway is the subject of a separate announcement. Riggs, 43, is a 17-year veteran of the computer industry, the substantial portion of that spent in operations, supply chain and logistics roles serving global markets. At Gateway, he will hold primary responsibility for Operations, Customer Care and Quality functions including original design manufacturing (ODM) management, logistics, procurement and forecasting, customer service and quality. He also will oversee the design and operation of Gateway's new U.S. assembly plant, which was the subject of a separate announcement today. "We are pleased to recruit an executive of Bruce's caliber to help us address strategic and tactical operational issues in order to meet our long-term growth needs. Bruce brings direct operations experience having served in executive leadership roles in Europe, the Americas and most recently China," said Wayne Inouye, Gateway president and chief executive officer. "Bruce has the breadth of global and industry experience that will bring immediate benefits to the company. I also want to thank John Goldsberry for his able leadership in the Operations area while we recruited a permanent head for that position." Riggs joins Gateway from Quanta Computer Inc., where he was senior vice president, Corporate Service Operations and Quality, with responsibility for that company's worldwide service operations and configuration centers in the United States, Europe and Asia. Before joining Quanta, Riggs was with Dell Inc., where he served as the vice president, Operations and Quality, Client Product Group, with responsibility for new product readiness, sustaining operations and life cycle management for Dell's notebook, desktop and workstation product lines. Before Dell, he spent five years with Compaq Computer Corp. in a number of operations-related positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president, World-Wide Order Management & Logistics. Riggs entered the technology field with NCR Corp. in 1988, rising to program director in the company's Mobile Computing unit. Bruce earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Spanish at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisc., and holds a masters degree in Business Administration from Indiana University. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. After acquiring eMachines in early 2004, Gateway is now the third largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. The company's value-based eMachines brand is sold exclusively by leading retailers worldwide, while the premium Gateway line is available at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its direct and indirect sales force. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Media, David Hallisey, +1-949-471-7703, , or John W. Spelich, +1-949-471-7710, , or Investors, Marlys Johnson, +1-605-232-2709, , all of Gateway, Inc. Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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