CORRECTION/BCE Emergis Strengthens Board of Directors; Jean Monty Joins Board, Bill Anderson Appointed Chairman.MONTREAL, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999--BCE Emergis (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :IFM IFM Institut Français de la Mode (French Fashion Institute) IfM Institute for Micromanufacturing (Louisiana Tech University) IFM Interface Module IFM Instantaneous Frequency Measurement ) (ME:IFM) today announced changes to its Board of Directors, reflecting the growing significance of electronic commerce to BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. , which owns 68 per cent of the company. Jean C. Monty, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for , joins the BCE Emergis Board of Directors, effective March 31, 1999. BCE Chief Financial Officer, Bill Anderson, will become Chairman of the BCE Emergis Board and Gedas A. Sakus, formerly President Technology at Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony will also become a board member. "BCE Emergis is a strategic investment for BCE because of the tremendous growth potential we see in the area of electronic commerce", said Jean Monty. "BCE Emergis will benefit from strong connections in our group of companies and we are determined to grow the company at home and abroad", said Mr. Monty. Board Chairman Bill Anderson added, "We are extremely pleased to further augment the depth of knowledge and experience on the BCE Emergis Board through the addition of Jean Monty and Gedas Sakus". Other members of the Board include Thomas J. Bourke, Chairman of the Board of Bell ActiMedia, Pierre Ducros, President of Universite du Quebec a Montreal, W. Brian Edwards, President 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 BCE Emergis, Terence J. Jarman, President and CEO, BCE Nexxia, Robert Kearney, past-President of Bell Canada, and Richard J. Renaud, Chairman of the Board, Wynnchurch Capital. BCE Emergis delivers network-centric e-commerce services that improve customer processes through the exchange of secure transactions. Combining e-commerce services, network connectivity, security and electronic payments through industry verticals, BCE Emergis offers a full suite of core technologies that are the essential building blocks for electronic commerce. BCE Emergis is among the top electronic commerce providers in North America and is a member of the TSE 300 Composite Index Composite Index A grouping of equities, indexes or other factors combined in a standardized way, providing a useful statistical measure of overall market or sector performance over time. Also known simply as a "composite". . For more information, please refer to www.emergis.com. |
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