Operational Unit Director

[Peter Villemoes <]

	Dear Colleague,
Please find enclosed an advertisement from the Operational Unit
Steering Committee.
        Regards, Peter Villemoes. 

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Several national and regional research network organisations in Europe are 
presently setting up an operational unit which will provide pan-European data 
communication services including a multiprotocol back-bone service (X.25 and 
IP) which will evolve to a high speed backbone soon. The operational unit will 
be embedded in a limited company; the location of that company will be 
Cambridge (UK). The owners of that company are looking for
 
       THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE OPERATIONAL UNIT
 
in order to involve her or him already from the beginning in the planning 
process for the unit. The director has the technical and financial 
responsibility for the unit's business and reports directly to the board of the
company. Working language for that job is English.
 
Candidates background and professional profile:

- sound experience in operational data networking, specifically on world wide 
  data networks for the research and academic community.

- a proven track record of
  * managing large data communication systems in an international environment 
    for the research and academic community
  * the ability to lead a team of highly qualified professionals
  * the ability to manage large budgets
  * the ability to deal with governmental funding bodies

- sensitivity of customers needs

- fluent English and preferable one other European language
 
Salaries are appropriate to an international job with high managerial
responsibilities. Applications in conjunction with a detailed CV should be sent until
                    31 December 1992 i

to the chairman of the Steering Committee

Klaus Ullmann
c/o DFN-Verein
Pariser Strasse 44
D 1000 Berlin 15
Tel.:   ++49-30-88429922
Fax :   ++49-30-88429970
e-mail: ullmann@localhost

For further information please contact the chairman of the steering committee.
(address above)

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