ADVISORY/Mannesmann Board Agrees to Vodafone Takeover.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2000 TOPIC: The supervisory board Supervisory board The board of directors that represents stakeholders in the governance of the corporation. of Mannesmann Mannesmann AG was a German corporation with headquarters in Düsseldorf. The company was founded in 1890 originally to produce steel tubes. It was traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. (Ticker symbol is MMN. AG yesterday accepted a 180 billion euro merger with Britain's Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84.7 billion (July 2007). AirTouch and recommended approval by shareholders, the A.P. reported. Vodafone initially had made a hostile bid but returned with a sweeter offer. Mannesmann shareholders reportedly have until February 17 to make their decision. If accepted, the deal would represent the biggest corporate takeover in history. Vodafone became the world's largest mobile phone business last year by buying AirTouch Communications, a leading U.S. wireless company. Vodafone reportedly is planning to connect AirTouch with Bell Atlantic's wireless unit, a joint venture that would result in the largest wireless service in the U.S. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Joan Barten Kline is director of research and operations, J.D. Power and Associates. She can speak about the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industry in the UK. 203/291-3215 Joan.Kline@jdpower.com Peter.Dresch@jdpower.com Dr. Adel Ghanem, Ph.D., president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Adicom Wireless, Inc., has more than 25 years of both domestic and international telecommunications industry experience. 858/450-0030 jenna@mcquerter.com Christin Armacost, senior VP of Tucker Anthony Cleary Gull gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, and their tails are squared rather than forked. , is an expert in the telecommunications industry. 312/466-4864 carmacost@tuckercleary.com chris_williams@coltrin.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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