Avi D. Eden Nominated to Board of Directors of Bel.Business Editors JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 Bel Fuse 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 :BELFA) (NASDAQ:BELFB) announced today that Avi D. Eden, former Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and General counsel of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :VSH VSH Vegetarian Society of Houston (USA) VSH Vertical Split Head (railway defect) VSH Video Sensor Head VSH Virus Shield VSH Virtual Software House VSH Virtual Switch Header ), has agreed to stand for election in May to the Company's Board of Directors. If elected by shareholders, Eden will become Bel's seventh Board member and sixth outside director. "Avi Eden brings many years of directly relevant experience to Bel's Board of Directors," said President Daniel Bernstein. "He participated in all of Vishay's acquisitions during his tenure there, and was instrumental in Vishay's growth into one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. His understanding of the fundamentals of our business is unsurpassed. We are pleased that Avi has agreed to join our Board, and look forward to his contributions to Bel's success." Eden, 56 years old, has been associated with Vishay since 1973 and served on its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He also has worked in private law practice since 1982, and is currently Of Counsel to the law firm of Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, Philadelphia. Eden received a Bachelor of the Arts, Economics from the University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] in 1969 and a JD from Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. in 1972. About Bel Bel (www.BelFuse.com) and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of products used in networking, telecommunications, high speed data transmission, automotive and consumer electronics. Products include magnetics and connectors for voice and data transmission, fuses, DC/DC converters, delay lines and hybrid circuits A circuit that contains different types of circuitry or chips. See mixed signal and hybrid microcircuit. . The Company operates facilities around the world. |
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