Barksdale Joins 3Re.com Board of Directors.MEMPHIS Memphis, city, ancient Egypt Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. , Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999-- 3Re.com, Inc. announced today that James L. Barksdale has been elected to its board of directors. Jim Barksdale Jim Barksdale (born January 24, 1943) was the president and CEO of Netscape Communications Corporation from January 1995 until the company merged with AOL in March 1999. Early life James (Jim) Love Barksdale was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He received a B.A. , age 56, is the managing partner of The Barksdale Group, an Investment advisory firm which he founded in May 1999 and which focuses on investing in growing companies in the Internet services industry. Mr. Barksdale previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. (1995-1999); Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc (1994-1996); President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (1992-1994); and at Federal Express Corporation as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (1983-1992) and Chief Information Officer (1979-1983). Mr. Barksdale also is a director of America Online See AOL. , Inc.; FDX See full-duplex. fdx - full-duplex Corp. (the parent of Federal Express Corporation); Sun Microsystems, Inc.; 3Com Corporation; Homegrocer.com, Inc.; Liberate Technologies; Respond.com Inc.; and Robert Mondavi Corporation. John J. Shea, Jr., M.D., the Chairman of the Board of 3Re.com stated, "Jim Barksdale brings to our company a vast wealth of leadership, experience and expertise in the Internet and Logistics Industries." Russell L. Grove, the President and Chief Executive Officer of 3Re.com affirmed, "Jim Barksdale will be a tremendous addition to our Board of Directors. I look forward to working with him as we lead 3Re.com into the next century." About 3Re.com 3Re.com combines the power of the Internet with unique logistical solutions to create value for both manufacturers and business and individual consumers in the electronics industry. 3Re.com purchases product and open box returns of leading manufacturers under exclusive contracts; repairs and re-manufactures these products at a 400,000 square foot facility located in Memphis, Tennessee; and re-markets the renewed products on the Internet to consumers at a significant discount to original equipment prices. For additional information, visit 3Re.com's web site at www.3Re.com or contact our Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Office by mail at 6269 E. Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN 38141, by e-mail at 3RePRO@3Re.com, or by telephone at 800/756-5563. |
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