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Converse president resigns.


NORTH READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 14, 1996--Converse Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) A list of information security exposures and vulnerabilities sponsored by US-CERT and maintained by the MITRE Corporation. ) Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Glenn N. Rupp today announced that Michael C. Bell, President, has resigned from Converse (logic) converse - The truth of a proposition of the form A => B and its converse B => A are shown in the following truth table:

A B | A => B B => A ------+---------------- f f | t t f t | t f t f | f t t t | t t
 Inc. and the Converse Board of Directors, effective immediately, to pursue other business interests. Mr. Rupp will assume the duties formerly held by Mr. Bell.

Mr. Rupp stated, "Mickey has been a valuable and respected member of the Converse team. We wish him well in his future endeavors."

Converse Inc., the largest U.S. manufacturer of athletic shoes An athletic shoe is a generic name for a shoe designed for sporting and physical activities, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe. Originally known as sporting apparel, today they are known as casual footwear. , is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high quality athletic and leisure footwear and is a licensor of sports apparel and accessories that are distributed worldwide through over 9,000 athletic specialty, sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity
commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce

sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
, department and shoe stores.

CONTACT: Converse Inc.

Investor Contact:

ChristineDiSanto/Caroline Babbitt

Morgen-Walke Associates

212/850-5600

or

Media Contact: Ellen Pulda

508/664-7522

Stacy Berns

Morgen-Walke Associates

212/850-5600
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