Amcor Appoints New Chairman.MELBOURNE Melbourne, city, Australia Melbourne, city (1991 pop. 2,761,995), capital of Victoria, SE Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River. Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, is a rail and air hub and financial and commercial center. , Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 1997-- Amcor Limited (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 :AMCRY) announced today that Mr. S D M (Stan STAN Stanchion STAN Stärke- und Ausrüstungsnachweis (German) Stan Standard Man (human patient simulator) STAN SEMCIP Technical Assistance Network STAN System Trace Audit Number STAN Star Trek Area Network ) Wallis was today appointed Chairman of Amcor Limited. He succeeds Mr. A D (Athol) Lapthorne who has reached retiring age after serving as a director since 1973 and Chairman since 1994. Mr. Wallis said: "Mr. Lapthorne served Amcor with great distinction during 24 years as a director and three years as Chairman. We will miss his valued contribution at the board table. "On behalf of the board and all his Amcor colleagues I extend our very best wishes for the future." Mr. Wallis, 57, was Managing Director of Amcor from 1977 to 1996 and has been a Director since 1975 . In July 1996 he retired as Managing Director and was appointed Deputy Chairman of the company. CONTACT: Australia United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Mr. Stan Wallis Ms. Kathy Liebmann Chairman Gavin Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic & Co. Amcor Tel: 212 373-0217 Tel: 9679 1033 |
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