Meeting on Sept. 18 the UniForum Board of Directors received, with regret, the resignation of board member Roel Pieper, CEO of UB Networks. Pieper expressed his feeling that time constraints made his service on the board difficult to sustain. The board, in its authority to elect new directors to serve out unexpired terms, unanimously selected Michael Prince (currently ex officio to the board) to full membership with a term extending through June 1996. Mr. Prince is director of information services at Burlington Coat Factory and has been active in UniForum programs, most recently as the driving force behind the UniForum MOSES Conferences.
With the ex officio board position open the board proceeded to consider nominees and unanimously elected Tsvi Gal to the board, ex officio. Gal is senior vice president and chief technical officer, information technology, at Bank of America. He is also a member of the UniForum '96 Conference Planning Committee.
Both Prince and Gal bring strong open systems user credentials to the board. Their contributions are sure to be valued in the coming year as UniForum begins to implement its new strategic direction.