SPECTRUM SIGNAL PROCESSING APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
Burnaby, B.C., Canada - March 15, 1999 - Spectrum Signal Processing Inc.
(NASDAQ NMS: SSPI / TSE:SSY), today announced that Pascal Spothelfer will be
joining its Board of Directors. Mr. Spothelfer is currently the Senior
Vice-President, Strategic Development at Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd. From
1994 to 1998, Mr. Spothelfer served as the Chief Operating Officer and later
President and CEO of NovAtel Inc., a high tech company specializing in
global positioning systems. Mr. Spothelfer holds a PhD in law from the
University of Basel (Switzerland) and a MBA from INSEAD (France).
Mr. Spothelfer's appointment follows the resignation of Dr. Karl Brackhaus.
Dr. Brackhaus joined Spectrum's board in 1990, and stepped down due to
growing demands on his time from his business commitments.
"Spectrum wishes to thank Dr. Brackhaus for his nine years of dedication and
commitment to the Company. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Spothelfer to the
board at a time when his expertise in strategic business development and
experience with digital signal processing will be an asset in steering the
Company's future direction. With new board members comes new perspectives,
and I think that's important for the long-term health of this company as we
pursue our strategy of being the DSP systems supplier of choice to major
commercial, military and industrial customers around the world," said
Kenneth Spencer, Chair, Spectrum Signal Processing.
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