CompTIA Elects New Chairman

Robert G. O'Malley, chief executive officer of InFocus Corp. of Wilsonville, Ore., will lead the Board of Directors of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) in 2008-09. "These are exciting times for IT solution providers," O'Malley said. "I look forward to serving as chairman of CompTIA's board to ensure the association continues to deliver the best in member services. I also look forward to working with Todd Thibodeaux, CompTIA's new CEO, to establish the 2009 agenda. If our members are successful in growing their companies, we've done our job as an association."

O'Malley succeeds Brian Wiser as chairman. Wiser, senior vice president of sales and vendor management, North America, Ingram Micro Inc., will serve as an ex-officio member of the CompTIA board in 2008-09.

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