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- From: darren@uoguelph.ca (Darren Eveland)
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- Subject: Re: ESCOM Press Release
- Date: 27 Mar 1996 17:59:59 GMT
- Organization: University of Guelph
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- SMG / InTouch Systems (pbielski@interramp.com) wrote:
- : The following ESCOM Press Release was made available this morning:
-
- : Helmut Jost new CEO of ESCOM AG
- : Manfred Schmitt to quit Board
-
- : Bochum/Heppenheim, 27 March, 1996. The Supervisory Board of ESCOM AG has
- : appointed Helmut Jost (43) as Member of the Board of ESCOM AG with effect from
- : 1 April, 1996. He will replace Manfred Schmitt as the company's CEO. Mr.
- : Schmitt's
- : desire to leave the Board of ESCOM AG has been accepted by the Supervisory Board.
- : He is to quit his post on 31 March, 1996. Mr. Schmitt will continue to serve the
- : company
- : as a consultant.
-
- : Helmut Jost has been in the European PC Business for many years. After moving up
- : the
- : ranks at Commodore (where he was ultimately the Managing Director of Commodore
- : GmbH and Vice President International), Helmut Jost accepted a post on the board of
- : ESCOM AG in 1993, where he was responsible for the Sales and Marketing functions
- : and for the management of subsidiaries. Since November 1995, he has been head of
- : IBM's German PC business.
-
- : In Helmut Jost, ESCOM has succeeded in winning back a man with an outstanding
- : knowledge of the company and its markets.
-
- Is this good or bad news for Amiga Technologies? Dr. Kittel can you shed any
- light on the situation ?
-
- Darren
-
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