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Attention Business Editors:
Electronics Manufacturing Group Appoints Two Sr. Vice Presidents
CALGARY, Oct. 25 /CNW/ - David Snell, Vice Chairman and CEO of
Electronics Manufacturing Group Inc. (CDNX: EMY) today announced that Tracy A.
Holotuk, has been named Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Mike
Liu has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations.
"With EMG poised to take its core strengths into much larger markets, the
experience and leadership both these individuals bring to EMG are significant
assets," said David Snell. "I'm proud to recognize the contribution Mr. Liu
has made to EMG and I am pleased that Ms. Holotuk has decided to join the
company. With our senior management team in place the future holds great
opportunity for EMG."
As Senior Vice President, Ms. Holotuk is a member of the company's
executive strategic management team responsible for setting long-term business
direction. In addition to leading marketing and communications vision for the
organization, Ms. Holotuk will work to drive the evolution of EMG's market
position to aggressively grow its customer base both in North America and
around the world.
"We are delighted to have someone of Tracy Holotuk's caliber,
demonstrated leadership ability and reputation to continue to build our
organization," said David King, President of EMG who led the search. "Her
wealth of big-league marketing and management experience, strong operating
skills and in-depth knowledge of the technology industry made Tracy our first
choice to lead corporate development and build on EMG's leadership in the
global marketplace."
Having launched new corporate brands, hardware and software products, and
e-commerce entities in the North American market place, Ms. Holotuk brings an
extensive network and valuable insight. With expertise in comprehensive
integrated marketing, business development and public affairs campaigns within
diverse industries, Ms. Holotuk comes to EMG from the Canadian operations of
Shandwick International, in Toronto, where she served as a Vice President for
both Shandwick and Continental Technologies. Prior to joining the world's
largest communications agency, Ms. Holotuk held leadership positions in
business development, marketing and public affairs at the Canadian operations
of sgi (Silicon Graphics) and Hewlett-Packard where she developed broad
strategic marketing campaigns to raise corporate image & awareness. Before
joining HP, Ms. Holotuk served as Director of Public Affairs at the Life
Underwriters Association of Canada (LUAC).
Actively involved with provincial and federal government affairs since
the early 1980's, Ms. Holotuk has knowledge of grassroots lobbying efforts,
issues management and political campaigns. She brings hands-on experience in
managing complex campaigns and multi-year, integrated public affairs
communications programs. A longstanding member of the International
Association of Business Communicators, Ms. Holotuk served on the Communication
Advisory Board of the Information Technology Association of Canada. In
addition to studying broadcasting and journalism, she graduated from York
University with a degree in Economics.
"EMG is an exciting company in a rapidly growing industry," said Holotuk.
"The company is well-positioned with powerful capabilities in electronics and
technology manufacturing production and services, a growing customer base, a
world class management team and talented employees. I am delighted to have
this unique opportunity and I'm confident I can provide the leadership to help
EMG leverage its performance and achieve its extraordinary potential in the
years ahead."
Mr. Liu joined EMG in July of 1999 as Vice President of Quality where he
provided leading quality, document control and process development across the
corporation. As Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, Mr. Liu is
responsible for all facets of EMG's three manufacturing facilities located in
Calgary, Alberta and Markham, Ontario. Mr. Liu is also tasked with delivering
customer service quality product-to-market for the company's customer base.
"Over the past year, Mike has worked to expand EMG's manufacturing assets
and refine our customer service offering. He has brought an outstanding mix of
leadership, business and technology acumen to EMG," said David King, President
of EMG. "His proven ability to execute is a crucial asset as we continue to
focus and refine our customer service offering for our global business."
Mr. Liu brings to EMG twenty-nine years of international experience in
electronics manufacturing. Previously employed with Celestica Inc., the third
largest contract manufacturer in the world, Mr. Liu held Plant Manager
positions at both the San Jose, California and Monterrey, Mexico facilities.
He was General Manager of WKK's manufacturing plants in China and responsible
for its 4000 employees. Other experience includes Director of Quality of
Novatel Communications Ltd. in Calgary and Operations Manager with Data
General Corp based in Hong Kong and Singapore. Mr. Liu started his career with
Tek-Devices Ltd. as a Project Engineer after graduating from Hong Kong
Polytechnic in Electrical Engineering. He studied Industrial Engineering at
the University of Hong Kong and obtained a MBA from Brunel University, U.K.
"At EMG, we are dedicated to providing our customers with the best in
quality and service," explained Mike Liu. "I am excited to see the growth and
development of our company and my excitement comes from the maturation of our
manufacturing capabilities to world-class caliber and knowing that it is the
talent of EMG people who have got us there."
Electronics Manufacturing Group Inc. is an ISO 9002 registered
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, providing a complete range
of product development and delivery services to the global technology and
electronics industry, including design, prototyping, assembly, testing,
product assurance, supply chain management, worldwide distribution and after-
sales service. With three manufacturing facilities located in Calgary and
Markham, Ontario, EMG is continually expanding its electronics manufacturing
services in order to set the standard for bringing quality electronics
products to market. With its corporate headquarters in Calgary, EMG employs
355 Canadians and was recently recognized by Profit Magazine as the sixth
fastest growing start-up in Canada. EMG is listed on the Canadian Venture
Exchange under the symbol "EMY" and more information can be found at
www.emgplace.com
The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release. This news
release may contain forward-looking information. Actual future results may
differ materially from those contemplated. The risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could influence actual results are described in documents filed
with regulatory authorities.
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For further information: Tracy A. Holotuk, Sr. Vice President, Corporate
Development, EMG - Electronics Manufacturing Group Inc., Business: (403)
207-5364, Cell phone: 416 886-5293
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