DG Systems Names Dan Dent Chief Operating Officer.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2000 DG Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DGIT), the leading digital distributor of advertising to the broadcast industry, announced today that effective immediately, Dan Dent has been appointed Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Mr. Dent replaces Henry Donaldson, who previously left the Company. Mr. Dent joined DG Systems in September 1999 as Vice President of Operations. He assumed responsibility for the Company's regional operation centers in 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 , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Chicago and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in January 2000. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Dent will retain direct management responsibility for the company Operation Groups, Manufacturing, 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. , and will assume day-to-day operating responsibility for the company's business activities. Matthew E. Devine, DG Systems' Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Dan's contributions to DG's operations are recognized by our employees and Board of Directors. I am confident that his many years of strategic business management experience will contribute to the continued growth of the Company." Mr. Dent brings over 25 years of operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. to his new role with the Company. Prior to joining DG Systems, he held executive and general management positions in several computer systems product companies including Triad Systems, Motorola and Tektronix. DG Systems operates a nationwide digital network for distributing audio and video content that links thousands of advertisers and hundreds of advertising agencies with approximately 7,500 radio and 725 television stations across the United States and Canada. DG Systems can be reached at 415/276-6600 or at www.dgsystems.com. This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the company, including the expansion of its digital distribution network, and the demand among certain clients for digital audio and video delivery services. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to DG Systems' business are set forth in the company's 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. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2000. |
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