Tuesday, December 13, 2005

CEO Quits Embattled Diebold

An AP newswire article, via Wired News, reports that:

The chairman and chief executive of automated-teller and voting machine maker Diebold Inc. quit on Monday.

The company, which has come under fire for its electronic voting business, said in a statement that the resignation of 60-year-old Walden W. O'Dell is effective immediately.

Diebold spokesman Mike Jacobsen would not elaborate on the resignation.

When reached by telephone by The Associated Press, O'Dell said he would not comment about his quitting.

"I wish Diebold well," he said before hanging up.

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