February 21, 2002
NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold appointed John M. Deignan managing director, Diebold-Safetell, Australia, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Based in Melbourne, Deignan will be responsible for the overall operations of Diebold-Safetell serving the Australian and New Zealand markets. He will report directly to James L.M. Chen, corporate vice president and managing director, Asia/Pacific, Shanghai, China.
"John brings significant experience in helping banks implement ATM
deployment strategies and has developed a keen understanding of retail banking issues," said Chen. "I am confident he will lead Diebold-Safetell in becoming a premier provider of self-service solutions to the Australian banking industry."
Deignan joined Diebold in 1991 as account manager in Chicago. Most recently, he held the position of national account executive in Minneapolis.
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