ATI Announces Retirement of Chairman.MARKHAM, Ontario Markham (2006 Population 261,573[0]) is located in York Region, directly north of Toronto, and is part of Toronto's CMA. It is larger than many Canadian cities. Despite its qualifications regarding population, it has not had the title of city conferred upon it by the -- ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ATY ATY Air Textured Yarn (textile) ATY Watertown, SD, USA (Airport Code) ATY After-Tax Yield )(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ATYT ATYT ATI Technologies, Inc (stock symbol) ) announced today that its Chairman, K.Y. Ho, has retired as a director and officer of the Company. Mr. Ho was a founder of ATI in 1985 and also served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer until June 1, 2004. Mr. Ho stated, "ATI has been more than a major part of my career, it has been a part my life that I will always treasure. With the OSC O.S.C. n. short for Order to Show Cause. (See: Order to Show Cause) matter now resolved completely in my favour, I have decided to spend more time with family and pursue my personal interests. I leave ATI with confidence that under the continued leadership of our 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. David Orton, ATI will successfully continue its track record as the leading graphics company in the world." The Company also announced that David Orton will be nominated for election as a director of ATI at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders which has been scheduled for January 26, 2006 in Toronto. Also being nominated are James Fleck, Alan Horn, John Caldwell, Paul Russo, Ronald Chwang and Robert Young, all of whom currently are directors of ATI. Mr. Fleck, who is an independent director and has been serving as the Company's lead director, has been elected by the Board as ATI's new non-executive Chair of the Board. "ATI will be forever indebted to K.Y. for his founding role with the Company and his vision and leadership in building this remarkable Company over the past 20 years," stated Mr. Fleck. "The addition of Dave Orton to the Board provides a logical and welcome succession for K.Y.'s departure." Mr. Fleck also added that, "K.Y. will be missed by all at ATI but we are comforted that he will continue to be available to provide his counsel to us as the need arises." About ATI Technologies ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost graphics processor unit (GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. ) provider and is dedicated to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital television, game console and handheld device markets. With 2005 revenues of US $2.22 billion, ATI has more than 3,400 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (ATY). Important Information Regarding Forward-looking Statements Forward-looking statements look into the future and provide an opinion as to the effect of certain events and trends on the business. Forward-looking statements may include words such as "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "should," "estimates," "expects," "believes," "indicates," "targeting," "suggests" and similar expressions. This news release contains forward-looking statements about ATI's objectives, strategies, financial condition and results. These "forward-looking" statements are based on current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may materially differ from our expectations if known and unknown risks or uncertainties affect our business, or if our estimates or assumptions prove inaccurate. Therefore we cannot provide any assurance that forward-looking statements will materialize. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason. Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties affecting our business and other factors that could cause our financial results to fluctuate is contained in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities, including our 2004 Annual Information Form and 2004 Annual Report filed on SEDAR SEDAR System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval SEDAR Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review at www.sedar.com. Copyright 2005 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice. For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site at http://www.ati.com ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY) (NASDAQ:ATYT) |
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