Sweeping a new brush through the ranks, Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG’s new president and chief executive, Gerhard Schlumeyer, has installed Richard Lussier, founder and chairman of its recent Pyramid Technology Corp acquisition, to head Siemens Nixdorf Americas. The $500m unit now operates across the US, Canada and Mexico. At the same time Siemens has transfered its MIPS-based RM servers and the 50-strong enterprise systems division, run by Joe MacGuire, into Pyramid’s 800-strong operation, which is now being run by president and chief executive John Chen. The RM line will be carried by Pyramid in the US, UK and Australia where Pyramid has established strong presences. Pyramid vice-president Boyd Pearce will be in charge of RM marketing. Former Siemens Nixdorf US president Adrian Peters remains an employee to assist with the transition.
