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Covista Communications, Inc. Announces New Chairman; Henry Luken to Succeed Walt Anderson as Chairman of the Board.


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  • Little Falls, New Jersey
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, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2001

Covista, Inc. announced today that Henry Luken will assume position of Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Luken succeeds Mr. Walt Anderson who has served as Chairman since November 4, 1999.

Mr. Luken has served as a board member since February 1999 and has extensive telecommunications industry experience. Mr. Luken was a co-founder of Telco-EIC, where he served as 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. , Treasurer, and Chairman of the company until its merger with Excel Communications, Inc. in 1997. In addition, Mr. Luken has served as Chairman and founder of Tel-Labs, Inc. a telecommunications billing firm, since 1991.

Mr. Anderson will remain on the board while continuing to serve as director of several companies including, Capsule Communications (formerly US WATS WATS
abbr.
Wide-Area Telecommunications Service

Noun 1. WATS - a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
WATS line
), Aquarius Holdings Ltd., Cis-Lunar Development, and Rotary Rocket Corp. In addition, Mr. Anderson serves as Chairman of Teleport UK Ltd.

"Having shared success with both Walt and Henry in the past, I feel fortunate that such strong business leaders are involved with Covista." said John Leach, Covista President and CEO. "I want to thank Walt for his service as chairman and look forward to his contributions as a director. "

Headquartered in Little Falls, New Jersey Little Falls is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,855.

Little Falls was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1868, from portions of
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