The relocation of Data General Corp’s European head office from Paris over to Brentford in West London, as noted last week, has also brought promotion for the UK marketing director John Coon, who is taking up the post of director of enterprise marketing for Europe. John Coon, who has been in the job for just over two years now, after turning down a move to Mountain View, California with previous employer Sun Microsystems UK Ltd, will now not have to cross the Channel to take up his new position. Meanwhile, the Data General UK board is in the process of making up its mind about who to appoint in his place, with some strong internal candidates to choose from, including erstwhile Computer Associates International Inc marketing stalwart Mike Maunder who joined Data General a couple of months ago as the UK enterprise marketing manager – the UK equivalent of John Coon’s new European role. An announcement is expected to be made in the coming few weeks.
