December 6, 1999 06:34 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999--
Anything Internet Corporation ANYI announces it has
appointed William Kroske, Ph.D., as its new President and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Kroske has been working
with the company as a consultant for the past two months,
and is responsible for creating a dynamic new business
direction for the company, has secured funding for the new
national marketing program, and restructured the
operations.
With over 20 years of multi-industry experience, Dr. Kroske
is a highly sought after seasoned business consultant and
marketing development specialist. He has successfully built
and sold two multi-million dollar businesses and provided
business growth consultation to several others. Dr. Kroske
has just completed the design and development of a national
affiliate expansion program via the Internet for CFOs2GO, a
California-based senior financial level placement firm. He
provided similar marketing designs for SportsStar
Marketing, where he developed a national franchise program
and created an award-winning Internet site. Prior, Dr.
Kroske was the President of DIAL ONE International, Inc., a
national franchise company that operated in 21 states and 5
foreign countries before selling to the Drackett Co., a
division of Bristol-Meyers. Earlier, Dr. Kroske was the
President of Century 21 Real Estate of Los Angeles, where
he built this master franchise into 118 franchise offices
in the Los Angeles area with over 2,200 sales people; the
company was later sold to the parent company after
completing an initial public offering.
Robert Schick, one of Anything Internet's founders and
Interim Chairman, said: "Dr. Kroske has brought a new
energy and direction to our company. His new national
marketing program, soon to be announced, is innovative and
dynamic and will lead the company to a nationally
recognized position in e-commerce. Also, his personal
contacts in finance and business circles have brought us a
high level CFO, new financial resources, and nationwide
professional contacts. 2000 is going to be a terrific year
for the company."
Dr. Kroske, the new President and CEO commented: "I am very
excited to be working with this Company. As a consultant,
over the past two months, I have achieved a working
knowledge of how this Company works and am confident our
new customer centered program and marketing strategy will
generate an exceptionally large customer base which will
drive three profit producing divisions."
Anything Internet Corporation, headquartered in Colorado
Springs, Colorado with a business-to-business sales and
support office in Tampa, Florida, is a publicly held
Internet e-commerce holding company. Through its wholly-
owned subsidiaries, Anything Internet operates Internet
storefronts AnythingPC.com, AnythingMAC.com,
AnythingUNIX.com, anyCOFFEE.com, and AnythingBOOKS.com
where it sells over 201,000 different computer hardware,
software and peripheral products, more than 200 different
specialty coffees and one of the largest selections of
books, magazines and music available. Anything Internet's e-
commerce enabling technologies provide its customers with
exceptional product choices, superior pricing and delivery
options, and easy-to-use search and purchase capabilities.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements.
Certain information included in this press release (as
well as information included in oral statements or other
written statements made or to be made by Anything Internet
Corporation) contains statements that are forward-looking,
such as statements relating to the future anticipated
direction of the high technology industry, plans for future
expansion, various business development activities, planed
capital expenditures, future funding sources, anticipated
sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking
information involves important risks and uncertainties that
could significantly affect anticipated results in the
future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on
behalf of Anything Internet Corporation. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those
relating to development and expansion activities,
dependence on existing management, financing activities,
domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal
or state tax laws, and market competition factors. For a
description of additional risks and uncertainties, please
refer to Anything Internet's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commis
CONTACT: Anything Internet Investor Relations Ken Lowman,
215/413-8996 investorrelations@anythinginternet.com
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