Effective immediately, Mr Booth will be responsible for designing and implementing Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) sales and marketing strategies worldwide to help create and sustain competitive advantage in bringing service offerings to market. He will report to CSC chairman, president and CEO Michael Laphen.

Mr Laphen said: I am pleased to announce David’s appointment to this key new role. His extensive industry experience and proven track record will be valuable assets as we align our global sales and marketing efforts and position CSC to meet future growth targets.

Mr Booth joins CSC from HP where he was senior vice president and general manager of the Americas Technology Solutions Group.