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(COMTEX) B: SOLAR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP UPDATES SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
B: SOLAR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP UPDATES SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM NEW JERSEY COMPANY
PARTNERING WITH AT&T(TM) AND COMPAQ(TM) TO ENHANCE THE Productivity and
Lifestyle of Business Travelers Through In-Room PCs, Services and More
MILLVILLE, N.J., Jul 21, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Due to rapid
growth, Solar Communications Group, Inc., a start-up company that is
implementing an in-room Internet and business travel services solution
called PCRoomLink(TM), has altered their senior management structure to
include new officers and enhance the responsibilities of others.
"We've gone from three employees in January to 83 in July," said Solar
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Rossi. "Since we're the only
company in the marketplace that is offering a complete in-room Internet
solution and the added value of end-user marketing, response to our
product hasbeen phenomenal. With several new hotels awaiting
installation and our growth curve getting steeper, I'm pleased to be
able to expand and refine our leadership team to coincide with our
expansion." Solar Communications Group, Inc.'s senior management team
now includes the following individuals (new executives or newly
promoted executives are noted with an asterisk):
JAMES M. ROSSI -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer: A
savvy marketer and successful entrepreneur, Rossi also manages
JMRMarketing, one of the nation's leading telecommunications brokerage
and consulting firms. In his leadership role with Solar, Rossi brings
an array of critical skills, including extensive experience managing
start-up companies, as well as a proven track record of success
developing and implementing telecommunicationsstrategies.
RAYMOND BROWN -- President and Chief Operating Officer: With skills and
training in physics, mathematics and strategic planning, as well as
management experience as a Senior Engineer in a large nuclear facility,
Brown's experience managing a highly technical environment and team
makes him the ideal leader for Solar's PCRoomLink venture.
RAYMOND J. ROMANO * -- Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer: Romano, a CPA, began his career in public accounting
before joining a material handling company as Vice President of
Finance. In 1978,he co-founded Guest Supply, a provider of hotel
amenities that today generates over $250 million in annual revenues.
During his tenure with Guest Supply, Romano oversaw the development of
over $40 million in funding through an initial public offering and two
subsequent offerings, as well as two major acquisitions totaling $24
million. Later, Romano became involved in the start-up and funding
development of two additional companies, Transpirator Technologies and
Lodging Concepts.
WALLACE ROGERS, JR. -- Chief Technical Officer: Rogers possesses
extensive experience in computer networking and integration, having
served as President of Xpress Electronic Services. Concurrently, Rogers
has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of three
additional technology-based companies, including Delaware Valley Net
Connect, an Internet Service Provider. In his role with Solar, Rogers
lends his valuable blend of experience in Internet technological
applications and entrepreneurial start-up operations to the
introduction of PCRoomLink.
SUSAN SCHNEIDER * -- Senior Vice President, Marketing: Schneider
possesses 18 years of senior-level marketing experience in the highly
competitive gaming industry. In her most recent role as Vice President
of Marketing for the flagship property of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.,
Schneider oversaw advertising, direct marketing, entertainment, market
research, public affairs andsales.
DANIEL P. FINLEY -- Vice President, Business Development: A graduate of
the Wharton School of Business' Executive MBA program, Finley's career
includes a variety of senior management roles within General Electric,
including that of Vice President of GE LogistiCom. Most recently, he
served as CFO and VP/Business Development for American Digital Networks
and the Telephone Company of Central Florida where he identified
unprofitable product lines and restructured the business for profitable
growth.
ALEX FURDA * -- Vice President, Travel Services: Furda formerly served
as Vice President of Ultramar Travel Management, a $100 million travel
management company. In addition to that role, Furda has also served as
Vice President and General Manager of Travel One, a $50-million
provider of diverse travel services, and as a Director with Carlson
Travel Network. In his new role, Furda will be responsible for
overseeing customer utilization of the global PCRoomLink system.
BARBARA O'GARA * -- Vice President, Hotel Alliances: Barbara O'Gara
brings an exceptional background as one of the top sales professionals
in the hotel services industry. Among her achievements is a role as
regional sales manager for Guest Supply, Inc. where she managed hotel
amenity sales efforts in 11 states and increased sales 95% over a
two-year period. O'Gara has served as Vice President of Hotel Marketing
& Sales for the Neutrogena Corporation.
CHARLES G. PARKER * -- Vice President, Local Alliances: Parker
previously served as Marketing & Sales Manager for Allegheny Printed
Plastics in PAwhere he oversaw all aspects of their marketing efforts.
In addition to his role with Allegheny, Parker has also held sales,
management and analysis positions with Moore Business Forms and Systems
and National Steel Corporation, bothof Pittsburgh. He holds a
Bachelor's degree in Finance and Economics from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania and a Masters of Business Administration from Duquesne
University.
YURIY R. PORYTKO * -- Vice President, Production: Most recently,
Porytko served in Business Development for Network Visions, Inc., a
communications company. Previously, he worked as Regional Director with
Metromedia International Telecommunications, Inc., as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Suburban Connect, a paging and wireless
company, and as VP/General Manager of Beyond Beepers Delaware Valley,
Inc., a paging and telecommunications reseller.
JOSEPH SANDORA -- Vice President, Strategic Partnerships: Sandora has
served in a variety of senior roles including leading Sales for a major
division of International Paper and operating as Vice President of
Sales fora national envelope company. With Solar, Sandora will oversee
the development of partner arrangements with national companies for
PCRoomLink's on-line business travel services.
"In any services industry, staffing is a key to success," said Rossi.
"I'm thrilled that we've been able to assemble a management team that
ison par with some of the biggest and most successful companies in
e-business. With such a talented group of leaders, it's no wonder that
we're growing so quickly."
Solar Communications Group, Inc., developer of the PCRoomLink(TM)
in-room Internet solution, has entered into an agreement to conduct a
reverse merger with Thermaltec International (publicly traded in the
OTC-BB) and upon regulatory approvals expects to close that merger
shortly.
SOURCE Solar Communications Group, Inc.
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CONTACT: Michael DiLeva of Solar Communications Group,
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