Global Village Names New Board Members.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1996--Kenneth A. Goldman, chief financial officer of @Home, and Eugene Eidenberg, an advisory director in the telecommunications sector at Hambrecht & Quist, have been elected to the board of directors of Global Village Communication, 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 :GVIL), it was announced today by Neil Selvin, president and chief executive officer. The election took place at the company's annual shareholder's meeting. "We're very pleased to have these two highly experienced and respected business leaders join our board as we continue to grow and diversify our business," said Selvin. "In concert with our other board members, these executives will help Global Village develop the long term strategies needed to maintain a leadership position in the personal communication markets we serve and take advantage of the many opportunities that lie ahead." Prior to joining @Home, Goldman was chief financial officer at Sybase, Inc., which he joined in 1992. Before Sybase, he was vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer for Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). and, before that, held a similar position with VLSI Technology VLSI Technology, Inc was a company which designed and manufactured custom and semi-custom ICs. The company was based in Silicon Valley, with headquarters at 1109 McKay Drive in San Jose, California. from 1983 to 1989. He is a director of the Baystone Software Company and is an advisory board member of Qualix Corporation and 4th Network. Eidenberg joined Hambrecht & Quist from MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. where he held several senior management positions, including executive vice president and group executive for the international business, and executive vice president for strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , corporate development and regulatory and public policy matters. Before joining MCI, he was president 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 Macrovision Corporation, a privately-held video technology company. He currently chairs the Board of Directors of publicly-traded LXR LXR Linux Cross Reference LXR Luxor, Egypt - Luxor (Airport Code) , a biotechnology company. Global Village, Inc. is a leading supplier of integrated communication solutions for personal computer users. The company's broad product offerings include software that integrates fax, data, e-mail, Internet, voice mail, speakerphone and paging capabilities for individual users; communication servers that combine fax, remote access and network modem for small businesses and workgroups; fax/modems for individual users; and Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. products for individuals, small businesses and branch office connectivity. Global Village sells its products directly and through leading retailers, VARs and distributors worldwide. CONTACT: Global Village Communication Kevin Burr, 408/523-2260 kevin_burr@globalvillage.com |
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