Aurora Electronics appoints senior vice president of North American operations.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1996--Aurora Electronics Inc. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :AUR AUR Acute Urinary Retention AUR Association of University Radiologists AUR Automated Underreporter AUR Available Upon Request AUR All Up Round AUR Access Usage Record AUR Asociación Uruguaya de Radioprotección AUR Average Unit Revenue AUR Asset Utilization Ratio ) Wednesday announced the promotion of Richard A. Kain to the newly created position of senior vice president -- North American operations. Aurora has recently merged its Asset Recovery Services Division and Parts Support Division, and now operates on a geographic basis through its North American Operations and European Operations, each of which is engaged in the full range of spare parts support and asset recovery services. Jim C. Cowart, chairman 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 Aurora, commented: "We provide customers worldwide with quick response on a full range of spare parts support and asset recovery services. All of Aurora's services -- from asset recovery, to repair, to parts distribution and PartSmart service programs -- now function as a single set of services, giving us one of the most intelligent, parts support networks in the world. "These changes come as a result of the overall growth in Aurora's core business, and from expansion in the areas of sourcing, inventory management, and reutilization. Rich's management expertise has helped facilitate a smooth transition for Aurora. With that now complete, he will focus on furthering our leading position as a single-source provider of these integrated services." Prior to joining Aurora, Kain held senior management positions in operations and quality control at several technology companies including MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. Data Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc. He holds a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in chemical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago; coeducational; founded 1940 by a merger of Armour Institute of Technology (founded 1892) and Lewis Institute (1896). and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Northwestern University. With headquarters in Irvine, Aurora Electronics provides computer OEMs and service organizations with spare parts support and electronics recycling services necessary for the worldwide installed base. The company has facilities located in the United States, Europe and Canada. -0- This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from those anticipated; among them are pricing for memory chips and computer components. Additional information with respect to these and other factors which could materially affect the company is included in the company's fillings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its proxy statement Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. , 10-K and 10-Qs. CONTACT: Aurora Stephen F. Weber, 310/827-0999, ext. 472 or Aurora Investor Relations 714/660-1232 |
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