SOUTHFIELD ? IT services company TechTeam Global on Monday announced that Gary Cotshott, a 33-year veteran of Dell and NCR Corporation, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director effective immediately.

In accordance with the previously announced succession plan,

Cotshott succeeds William (Chris) Brown. Brown will remain with

TechTeam though the end of his contract in an advisory capacity and will

continue to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Chris for his

outstanding contributions to TechTeam,” said Chairman Alok Mohan. “He has been instrumental in setting the company on a

disciplined path of growth and profitability.”

His replacement, Cotshott, as Vice President and General Manager of Dell Services, led the formation, strategy and development of Dell Services, which grew from $250 million to $5.5 billion in worldwide reported revenue over a

nine-year period. Cotshott began his career at NCR Corporation in 1974.

His most recent role at NCR was Senior Vice President and General Manager,

Worldwide Customer Services, where he had direct worldwide, line management

responsibility for its $2.8 billion services division. He led this organization through a period of significant growth as well as a large scale restructuring of U.S., European and Japanese operations that improved profitability and customer satisfaction.

“We conducted a comprehensive search for new leadership and

were compelled by Gary’s strong track record, depth of experience, and

knowledge of the IT Service industry,? said Chairman Mohan. ?Throughout his professional career, Gary has successfully built, managed and grown complex IT service organizations on a global basis. As importantly, he has a proven track

record of establishing high quality delivery and customer service

platforms, building a global footprint and expanding service offerings to

meet the ever-changing needs of customers. We are very excited to have Gary

join our leadership team.”

Cotshott said he was delighted with the opportunity to lead TechTeam.

?With an impressive array of great customers, high quality service

delivery, talented employees and compelling service offerings, the Company

is aligned well with the growing need for cost optimization and selective

outsourcing within IT organizations,? Cotshott said. ?I look forward to building on this foundation through intense customer focus, solid execution and a strategy

that will drive our continued growth and profitability.”

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