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CALGARY, Feb. 23 /CNW/ - Big Picture Technologies Inc. (CDNX:BPI) is
proud to announce that Mr. Larry Geisel and Mr. Sam Smith have joined Big
Picture's Board of Directors as "Advisory Board Members".
Mr. Geisel has more than 30 years experience at the cutting edge of
information technology. Formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer for Netscape Communications, he is currently Chief Operating Officer
at Organic Inc. (Nasdaq: OGNC), a leading provider of e-commerce related
professional services. Prior to Organic, Mr. Geisel was Executive Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer of Knowledge Universe and Executive
Vice President, Global Solutions Delivery, for Xerox Corporation. Mr. Geisel
sits on advisory boards for a number of companies including Cisco Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) and 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS), both of which are industry leaders in their fields.
"We are especially pleased to welcome Larry to the Advisory Board," said
Michael Anthony, Big Picture President & CEO. "His outstanding track record in
helping build six startup/early stage companies into successful market leaders
- including three of which he helped lead to Nasdaq - and his direct
experience with Internet business realities, honed during his years as a
Senior Executive with Netscape, will prove invaluable to Big Picture."
At the same time the Company is honored to welcome Dr. Sam Smith to the
Advisory Board. Dr. Smith is one of Canada's preeminent educators, having
served as the founding President of the University of Lethbridge and President
and Vice-Chancellor of Athabasca University. He was a member of the
Canada-China Higher Education Program Assessment Committee for CIDA and is a recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees. Until recently, Dr. Smith was Chairman of the Board of Directors for SALASAN Associates Inc.
"We are fortunate, indeed, that Sam has taken such an interest in Big
Picture," said Anthony. "His experience and counsel relative to both the
public sector in Canada as well as emerging economies abroad will play a
significant role in our long term success."
Anthony added: "Larry and Sam join Ian Bonner, IBM's Vice President
Global Business Partner Marketing, in forming the core of the Big Picture
Advisory Board. Together with forthcoming announcements, this builds on our
commitment to accessing the industry's leading talent in helping to shape this
Company's growth and development. At the same time, today's announcement
underscores one of the many synergistic benefits from the recent acquisitions,
as both Larry and Sam come to Big Picture through their associations with
Morgan Media and SALASAN, respectively." |
