Wes Hayden Appointed President and CEO of Genesys
/>SAN FRANCISCO , Calif. — Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Alcatel (NYSE: ALA , Paris: CGEP.PA), announced that Wes Hayden has been appointed president and CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Hayden has more than five years' tenure at Genesys as senior vice president, Americas , as well as previous sales and management experience at Informix, Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation and Applied Data Research. Mr. Hayden replaces Laurent Philonenko, who has left the company.
"Wes Hayden's talent, experience and natural leadership ability will be strong assets in taking Genesys to the next level. He has an in-depth understanding of our company, our customer needs and our technology that will benefit every aspect of our organization, from engineering and product development to overall operations," said Jean-Christophe Giroux, president, Alcatel Enterprise Solutions Division. Mr. Hayden holds a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University . He currently serves on the board of trustees for the Glenkirk Foundation in Northbrook , Ill. and on the Board of Directors of the International Women's Democracy Center (IWDC) in Washington , DC .