MALVERN, Pa.-- IKON Office Solutions, the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, today announced the election of Hellene S. Runtagh as a new member of the Company's Board of Directors. "We are very excited to have Hellene Runtagh join our Board of Directors," said Matthew J. Espe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IKON Office Solutions. "Ms. Runtagh is an experienced and accomplished business leader across multiple industries, and we look forward to her guidance and contributions." Ms. Runtagh was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of the Berwind Group, a diversified pharmaceutical services, industrial manufacturing and real estate company. Prior to joining Berwind in 2001, Ms. Runtagh held senior level positions at Universal Studios, a media and entertainment company, from 1998 through 2001. At Universal, she last served as Executive Vice President responsible for the Studio, Consumer Products, Interactive Games, Information Technology, Online Operations and Universal's retail operations. Ms. Runtagh also spent 25 years at General Electric Company in a variety of leadership positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Information Services. Ms. Runtagh also serves as a director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., Avaya Inc., and NeuStar, Inc.