People: Compuware Corp (CPWR.O)

Mr. Ralph J. Szygenda is Independent Director of Compuware Corporation since October 16, 2009. He served as Group Vice President, CIO of GM from 2000 through his retirement in September 2009. From 1996 to 2000 he was Vice President and CIO of GM. Prior to his role at GM, Mr. Szygenda was the Vice President and CIO of Bell Atlantic Corporation (1993 to 1996) and Vice President, CIO and General Manager of the Enterprise Systems business unit of Texas Instruments (1989 to 1993). Mr. Szygenda served as a director and member of the Audit Committee of Handleman Corporation from 2003 until April 2009 and as a director of Covisint LLC from 2001 to 2004 (prior to the acquisition of Covisint LLC by Compuware). Mr. Szygenda currently serves as a Strategic Consultant and chairman of the Advisory Board for iRise Corporation, as Senior Advisor and chairman of the Customer Advocacy Board for UST Global Corporation and, since 2003, as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heinz III College. Mr. Szygenda holds numerous awards and honorary degrees in recognition of his leadership and service in the computer technology and automotive engineering industries. Mr. Szygenda is currently a private investor.