Amerigon appoints new chief financial officer.MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--Amerigon Inc. (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 :ARGNA) Monday announced the appointment of R. John Hamman, Jr., 54, as vice president of finance and chief financial officer, replacing Allen Gillespie who retired. Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Lon E. Bell, president and chief executive officer, stated: "John's extensive background in all aspects of financial management will be invaluable to Amerigon as the company continues its transition from the development to the commercial stage. We welcome his expertise, commitment and leadership with best wishes in his new position." Hamman has more than 23 years of financial experience with private and public companies, serving most recently as vice president of finance for Amcare Inc., a provider of pharmaceutical and ancillary services. He has extensive experience in all aspects of finance, including corporate taxation, cash management and financial analysis and reporting. Hamman began his career with Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing & Co. in Chicago and is a certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. . A graduate of Denison University Denison University is a highly selective private liberal arts and sciences college in Granville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Columbus. Denison was founded in 1831. It has a current enrollment of about 2,000 students. with a bachelor of arts degree in economics and Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. with a M.B.A. degree in accounting, Hamman and his wife Leslie reside in Pasadena, Calif. Founded in 1991, Amerigon designs and manufactures proprietary, high-margin products for the commercial automotive and emerging electric vehicle markets. CONTACTS: Amerigon Inc., Monrovia Adi Liberman, 818/932-2001 or Pondel Parsons & Wilkinson, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Gary S. Maier, 310/207-9300 |
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