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jwsmagazine for Memorex people everywhereVolume 17 Number 1 Februajry 1980Chairman Wilson announcesselection of Clarence W. Spangleas new president and CEO. *I1027 4530 1

New CEO's experience spansmore than 20 years in industryChairman Robert C. Wilson has announced the selectionof Clarence (Clancy) W. Spangle as Memorex's new president and chief executive officer effective March 1. At thattime the new executive also will be elected to the company's board of directors. Mr. Spangle comes to Memorexfrom Honeywell Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn., where he waspresident of Honeywell Information Systems, which comprises the company's computer operations."Mr. Spangle was selected after an extensive searchwhich included consideration of a large number of highlyqualified business leaders on a worldwide basis," said Mr.Wilson. "High standards were established for the candidates, including extensive general management experience in a high technology, high growth, multi-national,disciplined and decentralized environment. The specifications required broad experience in strategic planning andproduct planning as well as impeccable integrity and personal qualifications. Clancy Spangle meets thosequalifications and brings more than 20 years of experienceto Memorex."I will remain as a Memorex director and will continue toserve as chairman until such time as Clancy assumes thatpost. This will give us the opportunity for a smooth transition and help acquaint Clancy with our people andbusinesses. Clancy is an excellent choice for Memorex. Hewill provide the leadership necessary to build the Memorexof the 1980s. In addition, he is a fine human being, and Iknow Memorex employees will enjoy working with him."Mr. Spangle had been in charge of Honeywell's computer operations from 1969, and he was elected presidentof Honeywell Information Systems in 1974. The subsidiarywas formed as a result of a merger between the Honeywelland General Electric computer businesses. Honeywell Information Systems reported revenues in excess of $1.2billion in 1978. The firm's products include large, mediumand small computers, communications equipment andmedia.In addition, Mr. Spangle was an executive vice-presidentof Honeywell, and he served on the company's board ofdirectors. He was closely associated with Honeywell's extensive research and development efforts, its activities in•iniimPresident and Chief Executive Officer Clarence W. Spangleintelligent controls and its other commercial businesses.Memorex's new president and chief executive officerhas extensive international experience. From 1956 through1965, he lived in Germany and England while managingHoneywell businesses in those two countries. His careerin the computer industry spans more than 20 years in avariety of capacities with Honeywell in both Europe andthe United States.Mr. Spangle is a director of First Bank Systems Inc. andGelco Corp. He serves on the board of the Guthrie TheaterFoundation and as a trustee of the Charles Babbage Institute. He also is a past chairman of the ComputerBusiness Equipment Manufacturers Association. The55-year-old executive graduated from Yale University in1945 with a mechanical engineering degree, and in 1952he earned a doctor of jurisprudence degree from GeorgeWashington University in the District of Columbia. Heserved as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II.Five CMG executivesnamed vice-presidentsFive Computer Media Group executives have been appointed to newly created vice-president and generalmanager positions. They are: WilliamP. Sousa, vice-president and generalmanager, Recording ComponentsDivision; H. Frederick Koehler, vicepresidentand general manager, Computer Tape Division; Anthony P.Mauro, vice-president and generalmanager, Precision Plastics Division;Raymond E. Valle, vice-president andgeneral manager, CFI Division; and E.Jack Jones, vice-president andgeneral manager, Flexible Disc MediaDivision.SousaIn his announcement of the appointments, Computer Media GroupPresident Jack King said, "Each ofthese five divisions has contributedsignificantly to the company'stechnical and marketing leadership inthe computer media businessKoehler Mauro Valle Jonesworldwide. The creation of the newmanagement positions and the appointment of these five, highlyqualified executives will enableMemorex to provide even greaterfocus and leadership in these highgrowthproduct areas in the future."

Left, Simpson answers question from Don Ravey, in vest. Right, Martin speaks to Communications employees.LSS and Communications employees told 1980 holds many opportunitiesThe year 1980 holds more opportunities than any other period in theLarge Storage Systems Group'shistory. That was the messagedelivered by LSS President JamesSimpson, who held a series ofemployee meetings for his group lastmonth.In similar meetings in late 1979,Communications Group PresidentRichard Martin told his group the"outlook for 1980 is very positive andvery strong. We are in the fastestgrowing area of the computer industry. It is an exciting place to be,with many opportunities."Simpson said the LSS orderbacklog "is stronger than it has beenfor the last two years. We havecustomers waiting to take and, I'mdelighted to say, pay for every 3650product and 3652 product we canbuild."It now appears that the 322X tapedrive product line's life has been extended for two or three years sinceneither we nor our competitors havebeen able to present a value alternative to our 6250-BPI tape productline."In other remarks, Simpson said anumber of Memorex's products havebecome "the quality standards in theindustry. Recently, an independentcustomer rating service put Memorexahead of both IBM and StorageTechnology Corp. in disc drives andtape drives. In many cases, we offerproducts or systems that give thecustomer better performance, product life and return for investmentthan any of our competitors, including IBM."In his remarks, Martin told hisgroup that "Memorex is second onlyto IBM in the installed base in theTCU (transmission control unit) area."He said Memorex's 2078 (next generation terminal) and 2076 (new controller) are on schedule and theseproducts "will help us in our competition with IBM."He said the group had hired anumber of excellent people, and heasked all Communications employeesfor maximum cooperation within thegroup and outside the group. Martinstressed the importance of improvedcommunications among group personnel. He said he would be holdingemployee meetings quarterly to answerquestions. His group has introduceda group employee newsletter, Online,in addition to the group's quarterlypublication, The Communicator. Healso encouraged employees to participate in a program of small discussiongroups.He said other areas to be added orupgraded in 1980 included: a fieldasset tracking system, a computeraideddesign system, the group'sQuality Circle program, mechanizedtesting, the group's own sales force,product planning teams, a documentcenter and a communicationstechnology center (a research anddevelopment facility patterned afterthe company's Magnetic andChemical Technology Center and itsRecording Technology Center).222 million persons expected to be counted in 1980 U.S. CensusThe 20th Decennial Census ofU.S. Population and Housing willbegin April 1. Some 222 million persons and 86 million housing unitswill be counted in the 50 states,Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,Guam, American Samoa and theTrust Territories of the PacificIslands.The constitutional purpose ofthe census, since the first in 1790,is to provide the basis for apportionment among the states of the435 seats in the House ofRepresentatives. The informationis also used in the distribution offederal and state funds to localgovernment units.Every U.S. household will beasked to fill out a questionnaire tobe mailed March 28. About 90 percent of the households will beasked to mail back completedquestionnaires. The remainder,primarily in rural areas, will bevisited by census takers who willpick up completed questionnaires.Households not mailing back completed forms as requested also willbe visited.

akersGeneral Systems' 677 Disc DriveProduct Section completed anoutstanding 1979 final quarter. Daily677 production tripled from the beginning of the year, and fourth quarterproduction increased 50 percentabove that for third quarter 1979.Early this month, Ferenz moved upfrom his 677 post with GeneralSystems to become disc storagemanufacturing manager for LargeStorage Systems.Jesse Morales, associate accountant for Field Operations' General*Accounting,has completed a year-longfinancial internship. As an intern, herotated through five different accounting departments during the year tofamiliarize himself with thecompany's accounting system.General Systems' Business SystemsDivision was awarded a commemorative life preserver for its role as theleader in a recent S.O.S. (Ship OurSpares) program to improve spareparts service to company customers.BSD General Manager Gary Hugheswas presented the award by Corporate Customer Service ManagerRod Rodriquez. During the period theprogram was in effect, BSD improvedspare parts availability by 81 percent.The first Memorex women's basketball team to play in San Jose's citycompetition has finished the seasonwith six wins and five losses. Theteam was coached by Mark Thomas,budgets and measurements managerfor Large Storage Systems Manufacturing. The team placed fourth amongthe nine teams competing in theleague.Ferenz talks with technician CarolynJohnson in 677 test area in building 10.Jim Ferenz, 677 manufacturingmanager, said personnel succeededin quickly resolving technical problems which arose during the quarter.He said a number of General Systemsand Large Storage Systems peoplemade major contributions to hisdepartment's performance. These included: Johan Willems, Claude Drew,Tom Myers, Jim Marshall, CraigThomas and Ravi Chari.Peter Warn of GSG'sField Engineering diesPeter Warn, field servicemanager for General Systems'Field Engineering, died Nov. 24 ofa heart attack while on a fishingtrip. He was 40. Mr. Warn, who lived in Santa Clara, joined Memorexin 1977. He is survived by his wifeMarsha, daughter Sandra and sonPatrick.Memorex's Karen Dittman jumps against Los Gatos Cliff HangersAnnual Memorex Fitness Run to be held April 12April 12 is the date for this year'sThird Annual Memorex FamilyFitness Run at West Valley College inSaratoga. Adult and child participantswill begin the 3.6-mile run at precisely9 a.m., and all finishers will be awarded a custom designed T-shirt.A $1 registration fee will be chargedfor each participating family member,up to a maximum of $3. A perpetualteam trophy will be awarded, andmedals will go to the top three maleand female finishers in each of nineage group categories. For furtherinformation, contact Dave Branning,ext. 7-2688, mail stop 10-27.