United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
FORM 8 - K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2003
PITNEY BOWES INC.
Commission File Number: 1-3579
State of Incorporation IRS Employer Identification No.
Delaware 06-0495050
World Headquarters
Stamford, Connecticut 06926-0700
Telephone Number: (203) 356-5000
Item 9 - Regulation FD Disclosure
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 9, "Regulation FD
Disclosure."
On December 2, 2003, the registrant furnished a press release announcing the
realignment of its organizational structure to enhance customer and shareholder
value.
Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PITNEY BOWES INC.
December 4, 2003
/s/ B.P. Nolop
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B. P. Nolop
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ J.R. Catapano
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J. R. Catapano
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release, dated December 2, 2003.
EXHIBIT 99.1
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PITNEY BOWES REALIGNS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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Company Creates Customer-Facing Organizations as Next Step in its Growth Plan
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to Enhance Customer and Shareholder Value
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STAMFORD, Conn., December 2, 2003 - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today
unveiled a new organizational structure featuring two customer-facing
businesses: Global Mailstream Solutions, led by Murray Martin, Executive Vice
President and Group President, and Enterprise Solutions, led by Matthew Kissner,
Executive Vice President and Group President.
This new alignment is the next step in the company's growth plan,
according to Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We
previously identified $250 billion in opportunities to engineer the flow of
communication within the global marketplace. Over the last few years we have
been systematically transforming our business to take advantage of these
opportunities and deliver enhanced customer and shareholder value. We have
restructured our organization based on the customers we serve in order to
enhance customer focus, facilitate growth and support sustained operational
efficiency and effectiveness. By segmenting our operations based on customer
needs as opposed to our historical structure, which was driven by our product
offerings, we are underscoring our understanding that our future growth will be
driven as much by customer focus and relationships as it will by innovation."
The formation of these groups also aligns the company's organizational structure
with its financial reporting structure.
Global Mailstream Solutions will serve mailers, shippers and posts
around the world with the industry's most comprehensive, technologically
advanced mailing systems, software and services, such as work sharing.
Murray Martin, previously head of Pitney Bowes Global Mailing Systems,
is well suited to lead this operation, according to Critelli.
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"Murray is a seasoned strategic leader with extensive global management
experience and industry expertise in both mailing and document management
solutions. Throughout his 16 years with the company he has specialized in
building strong relationships with key customers, posts and partners, improving
operational efficiency and profitability, developing and implementing new
go-to-market strategies, and identifying new opportunities on a global basis.
We have been energized by the exciting strategic vision he has created and
articulated for the future of global mail communication and the role
Pitney Bowes can play in it."
Martin joined Pitney Bowes as President and CEO of Dictaphone Canada
Ltd. in 1987. In 1990, he was promoted to President of Pitney Bowes Copier
Systems. He stabilized the business and returned it to profitability, all the
while providing it with a vision and platform for growth. As President of Pitney
Bowes International for three years, he managed the profitable turnaround of the
company's international portfolio that at the time included businesses in over
100 countries, and he created new businesses for Pitney Bowes in markets such as
New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand and China. Martin was named Group President
of Global Mailing Systems in 2001. Since that time, he has been the strategic
architect of over ten acquisitions in Europe, Asia and North America, and most
recently led the company's expansion into the pre-sort market with the
acquisition of the PSI Group in Omaha, Nebraska and the subsequent growth of
their national network into 20 cities. Prior to joining Dictaphone and Pitney
Bowes, Martin worked at Monroe Systems for Business, a division of Litton
Industries, where he was appointed president at the age of 29 and was elected to
the boards of Litton Business Systems and Litton Business and Industrial
Systems. Martin serves on numerous community boards and organizations including
United Way International and the Forum of World Affairs.
The Enterprise Solutions organization will focus on delivering
innovative systems, software and business and professional services to address
the complex, high volume mail and document management needs of large
enterprises. Matthew Kissner, most recently head of Pitney Bowes Information
Solutions is the leader best suited for the new organization, according to
Critelli.
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"Matt is an innovative leader with a strong track record in financial
services and building new products and businesses that complement and expand our
traditional offerings, as well as building the company's brand with enterprise
customers. During his eight years with the company, Matt has led strong revenue
growth by developing and launching a variety of successful new financial
services and mailing services products, growing our base of small business
customers, and building direct marketing capabilities in telemarketing, direct
mail and the Internet. More recently, he drove the company's Six Sigma
performance excellence program."
Kissner joined Pitney Bowes in January 1995 as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Pitney Bowes Credit Corporation, where he expanded the
range of innovative financial services products available to the company's
customers. He was named Executive V. P. for Small Business and Financial
Services where for two years he led the expansion of the company's base of small
business customers and enhanced the organizational capacity for multi-channel
sales and marketing, including the Internet. Most recently, Kissner assumed
responsibility for the Document Messaging Technologies unit, a global business
serving the high volume mail and document processing needs of large enterprises,
where he is in the midst of shifting the business from a traditional hardware
orientation to a software and services model where information is as important
to the client as physical output. He is also responsible for Pitney Bowes'
corporate marketing and brand strategy, and the corporate quality and
productivity initiative around the Six Sigma methodology. Prior to joining
Pitney Bowes, Kissner was Division Head of Bankers Trust Company's largest
private banking division, where he played a key role in repositioning the
institution's business. He spent most of his early career at Citibank, holding a
number of senior line and staff roles in the consumer business. He is a director
of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a $1 billion leading publisher for scientific,
technical and medical communities worldwide. Recently, Kissner was appointed to
Governor Rowland's Council on Economic Competitiveness and Technology. He is
also an active member of the Connecticut Special Olympics and the Regional Plan
Association.
Karen Garrison, long an outspoken advocate for making Pitney Bowes
more customer-focused, served on the team whose recommendations formed the basis
of this new structural alignment. During this process, Garrison decided to
accelerate her previously planned retirement to pursue other personal and
community interests.
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During the next year, she will complete her work on the company's real estate
and facilities optimization plan while continuing to be a major contributor in
the development and implementation of its mail and document management strategy.
Garrison's career with Pitney Bowes and its former subsidiary
Dictaphone spans over twenty-five years in a series of executive positions in
manufacturing, customer service, finance and operations. She became the leader
of the company's Business Services operation in 1999. She led the organization
through its most significant growth period, going from $576 million in revenue
to $975 million in 2002, including the successful acquisition and integration of
Danka Services International, Shell Services International and most recently,
DDD Company. One of the most memorable examples of her strong, compassionate
leadership was during the fall of 2001 when she ably led the organization and
its customers through the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the anthrax
bio-terrorism incidents. Garrison's financial and operational expertise leaves
Pitney Bowes with a good foundation for translating the company's vision of
integrated mail and document management into benefits for its customers and
shareholders. "We are thankful for Karen's strong leadership of Pitney Bowes
Business Services over the last four years, both in terms of the growth
initiatives she lead and the transformation process she started and took
forward. We appreciate that we will be able to capitalize on the depth and
breadth of her experience until her retirement," commented Critelli.
"We are on track with our strategic imperatives to enhance our core
businesses, streamline our infrastructure and execute our growth strategies.
Today's actions are designed to take us to the next phase of transformation and
growth," Critelli concluded.
Pitney Bowes engineers the flow of communication. The company is a $4.4
billion global leader of integrated mail and document management solutions
headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. For more information about the company,
its products, services and solutions, visit www.pitneybowes.com.
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