WOW, I think I vote YES on this new addition to the BOD...<g>
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Wednesday September 16, 2:48 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
American General Ventures Nominates Adrian G. Belinne to Board of Directors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1998-- American General Ventures, Inc. (OTC BB:AMGV) in conjunction with its subsidiaries, has nominated Adrian G. Belinne to become a member of its board of directors of the Company.
Mr. Belinne is Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT - news) coordinator of the International & Business Development activities of Hotmail, its wholly owned subsidiary. As coordinator, Mr. Belinne is responsible for Hotmail's international activities, including legal, customer support, operations, product planning, business development and marketing. Mr. Belinne provided critical interface between Hotmail and Microsoft during the integration of Hotmail into the International versions of MSN.com. He managed numerous aspects of the globalization of Hotmail, which included the localization of Hotmail into languages other than English. Mr. Belinne also managed all non-technical aspects of the Hotmail content delivery product, WebCourier.
Prior to his position with Microsoft, Mr. Belinne was the senior manager for business development of Hotmail Corporation. His responsibilities were to participate in all aspects of strategic planning, marketing and business development of Internet start-up. Mr. Belinne negotiated relationships with business partners at all levels of Hotmail's activities. He was an integral part of the team that led to Hotmail being purchased by Microsoft for $395 million.
Mr. Belinne received his Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science and was a pilot from 1986 to 1994.
The Company believes that Mr. Belinne will be a valuable addition to the Board and the Company's wholly owned subsidiary ACI Micro Systems, Inc. (ACI), a leading distributor of affordable, branded multimedia computer systems. ACI markets desktop and notebook computers directly to consumers and small businesses via Internet storefronts including Wal-Mart Online (NYSE:WMT - news).
Mr. Belinne's nomination to the board of directors will be voted upon by the shareholders at its annual shareholders meeting that will be held on October 2, 1998.
Contact:
American General Ventures, Inc., Colorado Springs
Investor Relations, 719/548-1616 x16 |
