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Microvision Appoints Holly Ash as Director of
Investor Relations
Former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company IR Director Brings Strong Investor Experience
BOTHELL, Wash., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MVIS - news) today announced that Holly Ash
has joined the company as Director of Investor Relations. Ms. Ash brings to the company an extensive background in financial
analysis and investor communications. She joins Microvision from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where she served as
Director of Investor Relations, responsible for the overall investor relations' strategic planning and program implementation.
Ash started her career with Goodyear in 1983 as a computer applications analyst and then human resources consultant. She
was promoted to spearhead the company's first formalized investor relations program in 1990 and named Director in 1995.
Under her leadership, she managed an aggressive investor program focused heavily on enhancing shareholder value by
providing investors and analysts with clear and accessible communications about the Goodyear investment opportunity.
``At Goodyear Holly created a winning investor relations program for a global corporation. Her natural enthusiasm for
delivering exciting and effective investor communications coupled with her ability to build lasting relationships with investors
make her the ideal person to represent Microvision to the financial community,' said Rick Rutkowski, Microvision president
and CEO. ``As we continue to create value for our shareholders, the ability to respond to investors' need for information about
our company's progress is important. Holly will take the lead in ensuring that the communication expectations of our
shareholders are continually exceeded.'
``I'm thrilled to be joining Microvision at such an exciting time in the company's growth. I've enjoyed a rewarding 15-year
career at Goodyear, but when presented with the opportunity to join Microvision I realized that 'ground-floor' opportunities like
this one don't come around very often. I look forward to creating an investor communications program that fully conveys the
tremendous market opportunities created by Microvision and the company's progress towards its growth objectives.'
Ash graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of business in computer science from Kent State University and earned her
MBA in finance from the University of Akron.
About Microvision
Headquartered in Bothell, Wash., Microvision, Inc. is the developer of the patented retinal scanning display technology that
uses a rapidly scanned beam of light to project images on the eye's retina, allowing the viewer to see large, full-motion images
without the need for a conventional display screen. Microvision's objective is to be a leading provider of personal display
products and imaging technology in a broad range of military, medical, industrial, professional and consumer applications. The
company was founded in 1993. Additional information can be found at the company's web site at mvis.com .
Forward-Looking Statement
The information set forth in this release includes ``forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. Certain factors that
realistically could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the company's forward-looking statements are set
forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. |
