OMG Elects New Board Members and Approves New Specifications

Strategic Insights -

The Object Management Group (OMG) elected three new members to its Board of Directors, including Eric Chacon of Citigroup, Bob Daniel of Escape Velocity, and David Frankel of SAP, during its quarterly Technical Meeting on September 20 in Orlando, Florida. The new members bring expertise in delivering integrated information and business processes in various vertical markets, aligning with OMG's standards goals. In addition, nine existing Board members were re-elected, and five new specifications completed the adoption process.

Key Takeaways:

  • Eric Chacon, Global Head of Data Standards at Citigroup, was elected to the OMG Board of Directors, along with Bob Daniel, Principal of Escape Velocity, and David Frankel, Standards and Open Source Strategy at SAP Labs, LLC.
  • The new Board members bring expertise in delivering integrated information and business processes in various vertical markets, aligning with OMG's standards goals.
  • Nine Board members were re-elected, including Pete Rivett of Adaptive, Hendrik Berndt of DoCoMo Communication Laboratories Europe GmbH, Hiroshi Yoshida of Fujitsu, and others.
  • Five new specifications completed the standards adoption process and were approved by the Board.
  • Seven new processes were initiated, bringing the total number of standards processes underway to 94.
  • OMG is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry standards consortium that develops enterprise integration standards for various technologies and industries.

Statistics:

  • Total number of new Board members elected: 3 (Eric Chacon, Bob Daniel, and David Frankel)
  • Total number of re-elected Board members: 9 (Pete Rivett, Hendrik Berndt, Hiroshi Yoshida, and others)
  • Total number of new specifications approved: 5
  • Total number of new processes initiated: 7
  • Total number of standards processes currently underway: 94

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Object Management Group (OMG) Elects New Board Members," October 11, 2011
  • OMG (Object Management Group) website, "About OMG" (accessed October 11, 2011)