AirTouch Communications names Chang-Lin Tien to board.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1997--AirTouch Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :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. ) today elected Chang-Lin Tien to its board of directors. Chancellor Tien, age 61, has served as Chancellor of U.C. Berkeley since July 1990, a position he will relinquish by June 30, 1997. Chancellor Tien joined the mechanical engineering faculty at U.C. Berkeley in 1959. At Berkeley, he became a full professor, served as chairman of the engineering department, and for two years was Vice Chancellor--Research. Chancellor Tien also served for two years as Executive Vice Chancellor and UCI UCI University of California, Irvine UCI Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union) UCI Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos UCI United Cinemas International (UK) Distinguished Professor at U.C. Irvine. Chancellor Tien is internationally recognized for his research in heat transfer technology and has received many honors, including the Max Jakob Memorial Award The Max Jakob Memorial Award is an American engineering award. It has been given annually since 1961 for "eminent achievement in heat transfer". The award is given jointly by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (which , the highest international honor in the field of heat transfer, and U.C. Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Chancellor Tien is also active in enhancing international relations and is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy Empowering Global Thought and Action The Pacific Council on International Policy is a non-partisan organization headquartered in Los Angeles with members and activities throughout the West Coast of the United States and internationally. , the U.S. Committee for Economic Development, and the Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. . Chancellor Tien serves on the boards of many institutions, including the Asia Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, Chevron Corporation and Raychem Corporation. "We are pleased to welcome a prominent educator and policymaker like Chang-Lin Tien to our board," said Sam Ginn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AirTouch Communications. "Chancellor Tien's experience in the international community will be a great asset to AirTouch given our global presence." AirTouch Communications is a global wireless communications company, with interests in cellular, paging, and personal communications services See PCS. in the United States, Belgium, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, and Sweden, as well as an interest in the Globalstar satellite system. The company, based in San Francisco, serves nearly 8.5 million proportionate customers worldwide. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: For a fax copy of this or other recent AirTouch press releases, please call 1-800/344-7531 or visit the AirTouch web site at http://www.airtouch.com . CONTACT: AirTouch Communications Susan Rosenberg, 415/658-2209 |
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