Precision Systems announces appointment of new chairman.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 1996--Precision Systems 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 :PSYS PSYS Pressure Systems (weather forecasts) PSYS Pseudo System PSYS Public Access Catalog System ;BSE See Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE See Boston Stock Exchange (BSE). :PNS Peripheral nervous system (PNS) One of the two major divisions of the nervous system. PNS nerves link the central nervous system with sensory organs, muscles, blood vessels, and glands. ) Wednesday announced that its board of directors has elected Richard T. Liebhaber as chairman. He replaces John D. Loewenberg, who did not stand for reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re at the company's recent shareholders' meeting. The appointment is effective immediately. Dick Liebhaber, 60, is a pioneer in telecommunications and on-line services. Before his recent retirement from MCI Communications he served as MCI's Chief Strategy and Technology officer, as a member of MCI's Management Committee, and as a member of MCI's board of directors. During his tenure at 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. Liebhaber was responsible for 13,000 MCI employees, its network, services, business development, and customer satisfaction, and was a primary architect of MCI's relationships with British Telecom, Telecom U.S.A., and Banacci. At one time during his long tenure in computing and telecommunications, Liebhaber served as IBM's director of Business Policy and Development and represented IBM on the executive committee of what eventually became Prodigy, the on-line service, for which he served as chairman for six years. He also was a senior executive at SBS (Satellite Business Systems), a joint venture company owned by IBM, Aetna, and COMSAT Comsat: see Communications Satellite Corporation; communications satellite. (COMSAT General Corporation, Bethesda, MD) Formerly Communications Satellite Corporation, COMSAT was a private company that was created by the U.S. , and negotiated SBS's eventual sale to MCI. In addition to his service on Precision Systems' board of directors, Liebhaber serves on the boards of Geotek Communications, Alcatel Network Systems U.S., Objective Communications Co., and Scholz Design Inc. Liebhaber also serves as vice chairman of the board of the Washington Performing Arts Society and is a member of the board of directors of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Steering Committee for the National Information Infrastructure serving the Computer and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council, and he also is a member of the Federal Networking Council Federal Networking Council - (FNC) The coordinating group of representatives from federal agencies involved in the development and use of federal networking, especially those networks using TCP/IP and the Internet. Advisory Commission. Speaking of the appointment, Russell I. Pillar, Precision Systems' president and chief executive officer, stated: "While John Loewenberg's guidance was invaluable during our turn-around, I can think of no better person than Dick Liebhaber to lead Precision Systems to and through our next stage of growth. In an ever-more complicated world of telecommunications competition and deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. , Dick's intimate knowledge of the players, strategies, alliances, and network needs will be key to our continuing success." Precision Systems Inc. is an innovation-driven designer, developer, and deliverer of network-based software and services which wireless and wireline communications providers use to be first-to-market with revenue-generating enhanced communications solutions. The company supports more than 300 customers in more than 35 countries around the world directly and through channel partners and a network of global distributors. CONTACT: Precision Systems Inc., St. Petersburg Russell I. Pillar President and Chief Executive Officer 813/572-9300, ext. 3000 |
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