Brightpoint Board Moves Eliza Hermann to a Class I Director.Business Editors PLAINFIELD, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2004 Brightpoint, 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 :CELL) announced today that the board of directors ("Board") has appointed Eliza Hermann to be a Class I Director, effective immediately, upon the recommendation of the Board's Corporate Governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. and Nominating Committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either . Ms. Hermann was elected by the Company's stockholders in 2003 to be a Class III Director and as a result of her appointment by the Board to serve as a Class I Director, each of the Board's three classes of Directors will have three members. Ms. Hermann's term as a Class I Director will expire at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2007. Ms. Hermann has been a director of the Company since January 2003 and is currently a member of the Company's Compensation and Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Committee. Since 1985, Ms. Hermann has been employed by BP plc where she serves as the Vice President Human Resources - Gas Power and Renewables and previously served as its Manager, Strategy and Business Transformation - Global Aromatics. Brightpoint is one of the world's largest distributors of mobile phones. Brightpoint supports the global wireless telecommunications and data industry, providing quickly deployed, flexible and cost effective solutions. Brightpoint's innovative services include distribution, channel management, fulfillment, eBusiness solutions and other outsourced services that integrate seamlessly with its customers. Additional information about Brightpoint can be found on its website at www.brightpoint.com or by calling its toll-free Information and Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. line at 877-IIR-CELL (877-447-2355). Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding future events or the future performance of Brightpoint. These statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. Please refer to the documents the Company files, from time to time, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; specifically, the Company's most recent Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and the cautionary statements contained in Exhibit 99.1 thereto. These documents contain and identify important risk factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date these statements were made. Brightpoint undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release. |
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