News. Nothing earth-shattering but ANY news better than none, IMHO.
Wednesday June 14, 12:41 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation Names Mark Goldwasser Managing Director
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2000--Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation
(Nasdaq: NATS and CHX:OLY)announced today that the company has appointed Mark
Goldwasser as Managing Director.
Mr. Goldwasser will be responsible for institutional sales for National Securities Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, and the development of new business opportunities in
financial services for Olympic.
Mr. Goldwasser has over 20 years experience on Wall Street, most recently as a Managing
Director and head of global high yield sales at ING Barings. During his career, he has also been
associated with Bear Stearns, Lazard Freres and Schroders.
Steven A. Rothstein, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company stated
that, ``We are very pleased to welcome Mark as a member of the executive team at Olympic. I
have worked closely with Mark for many years, and he is an individual with extraordinary talents
and proven success in our industry.''
Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services organization consisting
of Olympic Cascade and its wholly owned subsidiaries. These include National Securities
Corporation of Seattle, WA, a self-clearing national brokerage and underwriting business, and
WestAmerica Investment Group of Scottsdale, AZ, a retail brokerage business.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking
statements. This press release may contain certain statements of a forward-looking nature
relating to future events or future business performance. Any such statements that refer to the
Company's estimated or anticipated future results or other non-historical facts are
forward-looking and reflect the Company's current perspective of existing trends and
information. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or
quantified and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among
others, risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-80247), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9,
1999, as amended, and the Company's other Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation
Robert H. Daskal, Chief Financial Officer, 312/751-8833
or
Martin E. Janis & Co.
Hal Schweig, 312/943-1100 |
