Computer Products Announces Election of Board Member.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1997-- A. Eugene Sapp Jr., President and COO of SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. Systems, Inc. Joins Board Computer Products, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:CPRD CPRD Chehalem Park and Recreation District (Newberg, Oregon) CPRD Corporate Policy and Research Department (PBGC) ) today announced the election of Mr. A. Eugene Sapp, Jr. to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Sapp's election increases Computer Products' Board to seven members. Mr. Sapp, 60, is President and COO of SCI Systems, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SCI). During his tenure as President, SCI's revenues have grown from $59 million to over $5.0 billion annually. SCI Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, distributes and services electronic products for the computer, aerospace, defense, telecommunication, medical and banking industries as well as for the U.S. Government. SCI is the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer and has the largest surface mount technology production capacity in the merchant market. SCI Systems, Inc. serves a diverse customer base from 24 plants in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South America, Western Europe and East Asia. Mr. Sapp currently resides in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to SCI Systems, Inc., Mr. Sapp serves as a Director on the Board of V-Band Corporation (Nasdaq/NM:VBAN) in Elmsford New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Joseph O'Donnell, 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 Computer Products commented, "We are pleased to have Gene Sapp join our Board. I look forward to working with him and drawing from his extensive manufacturing expertise. His strong background in dealing with a number of our communications customers as well as his international experience will be a distinct asset in assessing current programs and planning future strategies." Computer Products, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., is a leading producer of standard and custom designed power supply and power systems for the communications industry. The Company has operations in Madison, Wis., Boston, Mass., Fremont and Huntington Beach, Calif., Hong Kong and Zhong Shan, China, and the Republic of Ireland. -0- For access to: Computer Products NOD Plus: (800)311-7735 Computer Products Corporate News on the Net: http://www.businesswire.com/cnn.cprd.htm NOTE TO EDITORS: In the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.businesswire.com/cnn.cprd.htm . This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates John Nesbett, (212) 838-3777 or Company Contact: Richard Thompson, Chief Financial Officer (561) 451-1000 |
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