Pitney Bowes names Timko chief of strategy, innovation

Pitney Bowes hired Joseph Timko as EVP and chief strategy and innovation officer, effective February 1. He is responsible for plotting the company's long-term strategy and priorities.

Previously a partner at consultancy McKinsey & Co., Timko succeeded David Dobson, who was named EVP and president of Pitney's management services division last August.

Timko also worked at Bell Labs Lucent Technologies and Alcatel-Lucent as a product manager, as well as in product development at Bell Labs, prior to joining McKinsey.

Last September, Pitney named Ramesh Lakshmi-Ratan president of its document messaging technologies unit. He previously worked as EVP and COO of the Direct Marketing Association.

A Pitney representative could not be immediately reached for comment.