Gateway Names Former Best Buy.com Senior Exec to Top Direct Post
May 03 2004 - 5:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Gateway Names Former Best Buy.com Senior Exec to Top Direct Post
POWAY, Calif. and IRVINE, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Gateway, Inc. announced today that it has further rounded out its
senior management team with the appointment of Scott Bauhofer as
senior vice president, direct. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO) Bauhofer,
52, joins Gateway from Best Buy, where he served as senior vice
president of online stores. He will report directly to Gateway
President and CEO Wayne Inouye and oversee all Web and consumer
phone sales activities. "The addition of Scott to Gateway's
leadership team is critical to our ongoing direct business," said
Inouye. "We expect his expertise will contribute greatly to our
success." Since 1996, Bauhofer has worked in variety of roles at
Best Buy, most recently overseeing Best Buy.com online stores, one
of the top e-commerce web sites in the U.S. Previously, Bauhofer
spent more than 20 years in consumer electronics and PC retailing
with The Good Guys, MobilWorks and Home Express. He has a BA in
history from San Francisco State University. Following Bauhofer's
appointment, Erik Gerson, acting senior vice president, consumer
direct, will be leaving the company after a period of transition.
About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has
been a technology and direct-marketing pioneer, using its call
centers, web site and retail outlets to build direct customer
relationships. As a branded integrator of personalized technology
solutions, Gateway offers consumers, businesses and schools a wide
range of thin TVs, digital cameras, connected DVD players,
enterprise systems and other products, which work together
seamlessly with its award-winning line of PCs. Its products and
services received nearly 130 awards and honors last year. With its
acquisition of eMachines now complete, Gateway is the third largest
PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. Visit
http://www.gateway.com/ for more information.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT:
David Hallisey of Gateway, Inc., +1-858-848-3874, Web site:
http://www.gateway.com/
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