SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 15, 1996
Amdahl Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-7713 94-1728548
(State of other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
Of incorporation)
1250 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94088-3470
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 746-6000
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Item 5. Other events
Amdahl Corporation's Board of Directors announced on March
15, 1996 that it elected Chairman John C. Lewis to the additional
posts of President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation, following the departure of E. Joseph Zemke who
resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director for
personal reasons.
In announcing his resignation, Mr. Zemke expressed
confidence in the Company's employees, strategy, and management
team. "While the first part of this year will be difficult," he
said, alluding to a transition to new products that is currently
under way, "I fully expect Amdahl to exit the year restored to
the successful state we have all worked so hard to achieve."
"Joe Zemke has positioned the Company well to take advantage
of the dynamic markets that we are now able to address," Mr.
Lewis added. "We are grateful for his many contributions."
Mr. Lewis joined Amdahl as President in 1977, became
Chairman of the Board in 1987, and previously served as Chief
Executive Officer from 1983 until 1992. Mr. Zemke had come to
Amdahl in 1985 as Chief Operating Officer, succeeding Mr. Lewis
as President in 1987 and as Chief Executive Officer in 1992.
Before coming to Amdahl, Mr. Lewis had served in senior
management positions with Xerox Corporation, including President
of Xerox Data Systems and Xerox Business Systems. Prior to that
he had held a variety of sales and marketing positions with IBM
Corporation.
Mr. Lewis is currently a member of the Board of Directors of
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Cypress Semiconductor
Corporation, Infinity Financial Technology, Inc., and Pinnacle
Systems, Inc., is a member of the Board of Trustees of Santa
Clara University, is a Director of the (San Francisco) Bay Area
Council, and is a member of the American Business Conference.
He has previously served as Chairman of the Santa Clara
Valley (California) Manufacturers Groups, as a Director of the
American Electronics Association and California Chamber of
Commerce, as General Campaign Director and Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the United Way of Santa Clara County, and as a
member of the U.S. National Committee for Pacific Economic
Cooperation.
Mr. Lewis, 60, is a graduate of California State University
of Fresno. He and his family presently reside in Monte Sereno,
California.
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With sales last year in excess of $1.5 billion, Amdahl
(AMEX:AMH) is a worldwide supplier of data processing systems,
software, and services for use across all types of computing
environments.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
March 22, 1996
/s/ Ernest B. Thompson
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ERNEST B. THOMPSON
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
