Weinbach is CA's non-executive chairman

MUMBAI, INDIA: CA, Inc., an IT management software company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Arthur F. Weinbach, 67, as non-executive chairman of its Board. The appointment is effective immediately.

He succeeds Bill McCracken, 67, who became the company’s chief executive officer in January 2010, said a press release.

He also succeeds Gary Fernandes, who served as CA’s lead independent director during the three-month period that McCracken served as both executive chairman of the board and CEO.

“Art Weinbach is a proven leader with a track record of directing companies as chief executive and as the chairman of the board,” said Fernandes.

“Weinbach’s appointment ensures that Bill McCracken and his senior management team will have the strong support and independent counsel needed to help further build CA into a market and thought leader in new and emerging technologies such as virtualization, software-as-a-service, cloud computing and security.”

Weinbach, who currently is executive chairman of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., and was previously chairman and chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), joined CA’s Board of Directors in 2008.

He has served as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee and its Compensation and Human Resources Committee.

“I am delighted to be taking on this role with CA's Board of Directors in such a pivotal period in the company's history. There are great opportunities ahead and I look forward to working with the Board and the CA management team to successfully execute our corporate strategy and clearly establish the company as a market and thought leader,” said Weinbach.