Fotoball Appoints New Vice President of Finance.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2000 Fotoball USA Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :FUSA FUSA Flinders University of South Australia FUSA First USA Bank FUSA Fusil de Asalto (assault rifle) FUSA First/Fifth US Army ) Friday announced that it has named Tom Hillebrandt as the company's new vice president of finance. Hillebrandt will report directly to Michael Favish, the company's president and chief executive officer. Hillebrandt has over 10 years of senior financial and operational experience with start-up and growth companies. Prior to joining Fotoball, Hillebrandt was vice president and chief financial officer of ChatSpace Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based Internet software and services company. As one of the founding shareholders in ChatSpace, Hillebrandt was instrumental in launching the company and in obtaining initial funding. Prior to ChatSpace, Hillebrandt was the chief financial officer of DITR Marketing Inc. and Emerald Systems, the director of finance of Ventura Software, a Xerox company, and a CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. with the firm KPMG Peat Marwick. Hillebrandt has a bachelor of business administration “BBA” redirects here. For other uses, see BBA (disambiguation). The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business studies. and masters of science in accounting from the University of Wisconsin. Fotoball also announced today that Cliff Lyon, the company's current chief financial officer, will resign his position to pursue another career opportunity. Lyon will remain at Fotoball through mid-July to ensure a smooth transition within the company's financial function. Favish stated, "We are pleased with Tom's decision to join Fotoball and thankful to Cliff Lyon, not only for his service to the company but also for his commitment to managing the transition process. Like Cliff, Tom has excellent experience managing the financial function for growth companies and should add value immediately in the areas of finance, operations and shareholder communications." Fotoball is a leading provider of custom/specialty sports and non-sports related balls. These products are sold in the licensed product retail market through a nationwide network of over 3,000 retailers including Target, Toys R Us, Sears, Wal-Mart, and J.C. Penney. Additionally, the company provides custom sports and non-sports related products for corporate promotions and non-licensed specialty sports products to corporations for resale, including sales to amusement parks and entertainment-related companies. The company currently holds licenses with Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Properties and Major League Baseball Players Association The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players. History Of MLBPA The MLBPA was not the first attempt to unionize baseball players. , NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Enterprises and National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. Players Association, National Football League Properties and NFL Players Inc., over 300 NCAA colleges and certain entertainment properties including Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(R), Nickelodeon's "Rugrats" and "Blue's Clues" characters, United Media's "Peanuts", Disney's ESPN(R), Saban Merchandising Inc.'s "Digimon: Digital Monsters(TM)" and Coca-Cola. |
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