CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE Names Michelle M. Griffin to Serve as Chief Operating...

CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE Names Michelle M. Griffin to Serve as Chief
Operating Officer

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandra Deardorff, Vice President, Human
Resources of CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE announced that the Board of
Directors has named Michelle M. Griffin as Chief Operating Officer.
Sandra Deardorff said that "The CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE board
unanimously selected Griffin based on her track record of creating profitable
change within complex organization through creative solutions in performance
management, as well as her strong executive and personal qualities."
Sandra added: "Michelle's strong execution skills and visionary insight
are the reason, we considered her for this position. Her speaking presence at
conferences is powerful and motivational as well as her innovative common
sense approaches to business issues. Griffin has real world problem-solving
solutions to complex business issues which all organizations experience and
then flawlessly executes those solutions. Her proven ability to lead top
performing teams and her track record in driving customer retention and
profitability speaks for itself. She demonstrated these skills at Oce, Bank of
America and many other organizations which she has consulted. Her talents
range throughout a company and she understands the entire Order to Cash Flow
throughout organizations, which is a unique talent. Her innate understanding
of the role of culture in a company's success, coupled with her
straightforward style has won the respect of employees, customers and
attendees at many organizations and conferences," continued Deardorff.
Prior to this appointment Griffin, 44, had served since August 2003 as
Vice President of Customer Experience where she spent four years improving the
service revenue and profitability, managing a 750 million dollar service
revenue stream for Oce North America, Inc. Her focus was on revenue, customer
retention, and visual performance management dashboards. Prior to her current
appointment, she was Senior Vice President Group Operations at Bank of
America. Previously, Griffin served five years as Chief Information Officer
for Instanet Manufacturing Corporation in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE
CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE is a think tank for creating innovative
technology solutions, for businesses and institutions globally. The company's
offerings span Human Resources, Performance Management, Global Services,
Internet Management, and Profitability. Information on the CENTER FOR
ECONOMIES OF CHANGE is available at www.centereoc.com
SOURCE CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE

Julie Dieball of Cercata Marketing, Inc, 1-888-498-3398,
julie.dieball@cercata.com, for CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE; or Sandra
Deardorff of CENTER FOR ECONOMIES OF CHANGE, 1-800-883-5102,
sandra.deardorff@centereoc.com