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Wincor Nixdorf names U.S. CEO

September 17, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf International has named Brad Waugh chief executive of its U.S. operations. According to a news release, Waugh will be responsible for U.S. performance in retail, banking and service, including marketing and sales. He also will work closely to help Wincor Nixdorf USA execute its business-development strategy, which the company plans to drive forward through the focused expansion of the North American IT services infrastructure.

Brad Waugh

Waugh founded and previously served as the president and CEO of Watch Hill Partners, a venture-backed customer-relationship-management consulting firm that specialized in the optimization and mobilization of sales-force and service-level automation for financial-services companies. Prior to his executive roles at Watch Hill Partners, as well as MasterCard Advisors, Waugh was president at an infrastructure-management-services company; he also was executive vice president for a consulting and technology-services company.

Waugh received his degree in marketing and management information systems from Boston University.

"Brad Waugh has a successful track record in creating and managing high-growth companies, with impressive results in increasing sales while controlling costs," said Javier López Bartolomé, president of Wincor Nixdorf Americas and Iberia. "Brad's entrepreneurial vision and corporate experience will have a significant impact on Wincor Nixdorf to continue our U.S. success, and we welcome him as our CEO for the U.S."