Computer maker Gateway has ended more than half a year of hazy direction and undefined leadership by naming former Arrow executive J. Edward Coleman as its new chief executive officer, taking over from Rick Snyder who had been serving as the company’s interim CEO since February 2006 following the resignation of Wayne Inouye.
Coleman most recently worked for Arrow Electronics, where he served as senior video president and then president of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions. Before Arrow, Coleman was CEO of CompuCom from 1999 to 2004, and had previously occupied leadership positions at Computer Sciences Corporation and at IBM. All told, Coleman brings more than 30 years’ experience in the technology industry to Gateway’s top job.
