NeXT names new president

Redwood City, CA Ð NeXT CEO Steve Jobs has named British telecommunications executive Peter van Cuylenburg president and COO of NeXT Computer. The 43-year-old former CEO of Mercury Communications will share the newly created "office of the president" with Jobs, who will remain chairman and CEO. Jobs and van Cuylenburg will share day-to-day management of the company. Prior to joining Mercury, van Cuylenburg worked for 16 years at Texas Instruments.