Brief: Dell Names Former EDS Exec To Head Services GroupBrief: Dell Names Former EDS Exec To Head Services Group

Dell named former EDS executive Steve Schuckenbrock as the head of global services.

Schuckenbrock, who was co-chief operating officer and executive vice president of global sales and services for EDS, is scheduled to begin work Jan. 8. He will report directly to Dell Chief Executive Kevin Rollins.

Before EDS, Schuckenbrock worked as chief information officer for soft drink maker PepsiCo. As head of services at Dell, he's taking over one of the computer maker's fastest growing businesses, Rollins said in a statement. "We believe his experience as both a customer and a leader of IT services will bring our customers a high level of understanding and innovation."

Shuckebrock left PepsiCo in 2000, and was chief operating officer of IT consulting firm The Feld Group until joining EDS in 2003.