- Published: 19 December 2016
- Written by RealWire
Crowther joins Unisys to support cost management and modelling; financial planning and analysis; and corporate development activities in EMEA
LONDON, December 19, 2016– Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the appointment of Bob Crowther as the Senior Finance Director for the company’s EMEA region. Crowther will report both to Inder M. Singh, chief financial officer (CFO) of Unisys, and to Grant Sheatsley, global VP of Financial Planning and Analysis. In this new role, Crowther will act as a financial partner to the region’s vice president and general manager, Tom Higgins, to support cost management and modelling; financial planning and analysis; and corporate development activities in EMEA.
Crowther joins Unisys from Silent Circle (SC), a software technology start-up, where he served as CFO and oversaw the restructuring of the business to deliver improved cost management and overall operational efficiency. Previously, Crowther held the position of EMEA CFO for Dell Services, joining the organisation as a result of Dell’s acquisition of Perot Systems. Prior to the acquisition, Crowther held a number of key management roles – including CFO and CEO – throughout his tenure with Perot Systems’ Services business in the USA, Europe and India.
“Bob brings with him an exceptional background in both financial and operational reporting, we are excited about the vision he brings to our organisation,” said Singh. “In his new role he will have a strong focus on cost management, as well as driving business development through the design and execution of new financial and commercial models that will support the acquisition of new logo growth and expansion of revenues across our core vertical industries – financial services, government and the commercial sector.”
Crowther will be based at the company’s new EMEA headquarters at Chiswick Business Park in London.