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November 08, 1999 07:48
CellStar Names New Chief Financial Officer
CARROLLTON, Texas, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CellStar Corporation (Nasdaq: CLST) today announced that it has named Austin P. Young senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Prior to joining CellStar, Mr. Young served as a director and executive vice president - finance and administration of Metamor Worldwide, Inc. from September 1996 until November 1998. He was also senior vice president and chief financial officer of American General Corporation from 1989 to 1996. Prior to joining American General Corporation in 1987, Mr. Young was a partner with KPMG Peat Marwick where his career spanned 22 years.
"We are extremely pleased to have Austin join us," says Alan H. Goldfield, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of CellStar. "Austin has a solid financial background, great experience and his reputation is unsurpassed. We look forward to the contribution Austin will make to CellStar's executive management team."
CellStar Corporation is a leading global provider of distribution and value-added logistics services to the wireless communications industry. With operations in North America, the Asia-Pacific Region, Latin America and Europe, CellStar facilitates the effective and efficient distribution of handsets and related accessories from leading manufacturers to network operators, agents, resellers, dealers and retailers. For fiscal 1998, the Company reported revenues of $2.0 billion. Additional information about CellStar may be found on its web site at www.cellstar.com.
SOURCE CellStar Corporation
/CONTACT: Dick Gozia, President and COO of CellStar Corporation,
972-466-5031/
/Web site: cellstar.com
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