After a seven-month search, Gateway has a new CEO.J. Edward Coleman was named head of the third-largest U.S. PC vendor on Thursday. He replaces Rick Snyder, who had been serving as interim CEO since February, when former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wayne Inouye left the company.Coleman, who starts his new job on Sept. 18, previously was a top executive with Arrow Electronics, an electronic components distributor. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe The new CEO will have his work cut out for him. Gateway has been struggling of late, posting losses over the past several quarters as it struggles to compete with its larger competitors, Dell and Hewlett-Packard. The 21-year-old company recently rejected a reported US$450 million buyout offer from Lap Shun “John” Hui, the founder of Gateway’s eMachines line.Interim CEO Snyder remains chairman of Gateway’s board of directors. -Robert McMillan, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)Related Links: Gateway Board Rejects Buyout Offer Gateway Mulls Offer for Retail BizCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe