ADGI Announces Joe Swanson Joining Global Transmedia.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002

American Diversified Group, Inc. (OTCBB:ADGI), announced today that Joe Swanson has agreed to join Global Transmedia Communications Corp. ("Global") as acting Chief Operating Officer.

Jerrold R. Hinton, President of ADGI stated, "We are very pleased to have Joe Swanson accept our offer to join the management team of Global as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Swanson is a world-class telecommunications executive with lifelong business experience with such telecommunications giants as Bell Systems, MCI, and WorldCom. Mr. Swanson is the type of high level internationally known executive that will help speed our continuing growth and development to the next tier in telecommunications, and by joining us, he will provide the recognition to the international telecommunications community that will permit us to attract business from the major players."

Mr. Swanson stated, "I am excited about joining the ADGI/Global family and the future prospects I see for the company. I firmly believe the next twelve months for ADGI/Global will see considerable growth and expansion of its core business as well as the opportunity to develop several new ventures."

Since 1968 Mr. Swanson has held positions with New York Telephone and then various positions with MCI/Worldcom, including Manager, International Business Development, for MCI International. Mr. Swanson is an internationally recognized expert in the field of telecommunications with a worldwide network of contacts. He has over thirty years of experience in the management, design, implementation, and operations of large-scale telecommunications networks. His career has touched on virtually every aspect of telecommunications, both domestic and international, including international business development, network engineering, operations, switching and transmission system design, data services and product development.

Mr. Swanson participates in numerous ITUT (International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunications), activities and forums, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, within the United Nations System (http://www.unsystem.org/, where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services. He is a long time member of the ITUT Quality of Service Development Group and currently serves as Vice Chairman. Additionally, he is a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the QSDG (Quality of Service Development Group) magazine, is author of "The Handbook for DCME" (PDMI Ltd, London) a leading treatise on Digital Circuit Multiplication Equipment and has numerous other publications to his credit.

Mr. Swanson received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Telecommunications and Management, from the State University of New York and holds licenses from the Federal Communications Commission.

Jerrold R. Hinton, President of ADGI, went on to say: "We have planned to make the year 2002 an extraordinary growth year where we are planning to bring up many new networks, add significant new products and seek additional new opportunities. We believe Joe Swanson will add needed and additional management, contacts, experience and abilities for us to achieve these goals and open new opportunities for us."

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