ellStar Names Director - Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
PR Newswire - September 25, 2000 09:08
CARROLLTON, Texas, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- CellStar Corporation
(Nasdaq: CLST) today announced that it has hired Stephen P. Adams as
director -- investor relations and corporate communications.
"We're delighted to have Steve join our corporate management team," said
Austin P. Young, senior vice president and chief financial officer at CellStar.
"When we set out to fill this position, we sought someone who is highly skilled
in investor relations and corporate communications. Steve's credentials in both
of these areas are very strong. We believe he will be a valuable asset to us as
we strengthen our capabilities in these two important areas."
From 1989 to 1998, Steve held the position of manager-investor relations for
Zurn Industries, a $700MM manufacturer of building products. When Zurn
was acquired, Steve joined FirstPlus Financial group as vice president- investor
relations. Most recently, he has guided the investor relation's function for
Internet America.
Steve is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute. He and his wife
reside in Irving, Texas.
CellStar Corporation is a leading global provider of distribution and
value-added logistics services to the wireless communications industry, with
operations in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe and North America. CellStar
facilitates the effective and efficient distribution of handsets, related accessories
and other wireless products from leading manufacturers to network operators,
agents, resellers, dealers and retailers. In many of its markets, CellStar provides
activation services that generate new subscribers for its wireless carrier
customers. For the year ended November 30, 1999, the Company generated
revenues of $2.3 billion. Additional information about CellStar may be found on
its web site at www.cellstar.com.
SOURCE CellStar Corporation
/CONTACT: Austin P. Young, 972-466-5031, or Stephen P. Adams,
972-466-5467, both of CellStar Corporation; or general, Bob Schwaller,
972-830-2295, or analysts, Kristine Walczak, 312-640-6723, or media,
Maxine
Levy, 972-830-2123, all of the Financial Relations Board, for CellStar
Corporation/
/Web site: cellstar.com /
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