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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 2, 1998
CONVERGYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 1-8519 31-1598292
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
201 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (513) 397-9900
N/A
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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[Convergys 8-K]
Item 5.
OTHER EVENTS
Convergys Corporation and Cincinnati Bell Inc. jointly announced the
formation of new management teams in anticipation of the planned separation of
the two companies within the next few months. The changes set forth below,
which took effect September 1, allow the management of each company to better
focus on its respective growth strategies and initiatives:
- - James F. Orr, 52, leaves his position as chief operating officer of
Cincinnati Bell Inc., but remains a director of Cincinnati Bell. Orr is
president and chief executive officer of Convergys.
- - Brian C. Henry, 41, leaves his position as executive vice president and
chief financial officer of Cincinnati Bell Inc. Henry is chief operating
officer of the Information Management Group of Convergys.
- - William D. Baskett, 59, leaves his position as general counsel and
secretary of Cincinnati Bell Inc. He is general counsel and secretary of
Convergys.
- - Richard G. Ellenberger, 46, replaces Orr as chief operating officer of
Cincinnati Bell Inc. Ellenberger is also president and chief executive
officer of Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
- - Kevin W. Mooney, 40, replaces Henry as chief financial officer of
Cincinnati Bell Inc. Mooney is also senior vice president-finance of
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati
Bell Inc.
- - Thomas E. Taylor, 51, replaces Baskett as general counsel and secretary of
Cincinnati Bell Inc. He is also senior vice president and general counsel
of Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Ellenberger, Mooney and Taylor report to John LaMacchia, president and chief
executive officer of Cincinnati Bell Inc.
In addition, several former Cincinnati Bell officers are now officers of
Convergys, with similar responsibilities. They are:
- - Thomas A. Cruz, vice president of human resources and administration,
- - Cheryl N. Campbell, vice president of public relations,
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- - Robert P. Komin, Jr., vice president of finance and treasurer,
- - Thomas P. Mehnert, vice president-legal
- - Andre S. Valentine, controller and chief accounting officer, and
- - Tammy L. Rohrer, assistant secretary.
Cruz and Campbell report to Orr. Komin and Valentine report to Steven G.
Rolls, Chief financial Officer of Convergys. Mehnert and Rohrer report to
Baskett.
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FORM 8-K CONVERGYS CORPORATION
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Convergys
Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
September 2, 1998
CONVERGYS CORPORATION
By: /s/ William D. Baskett III
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William D. Baskett III
General Counsel and Secretary
