To: Robert Skinner who wrote (48614 ) 2/23/1998 6:24:00 AM From: dale velkovitz Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 58324
CNF Hires Iomega Execsbiz.yahoo.com Monday February 23, 6:00 am Eastern Time Company Press Release CNF's Rapidly Growing PC Notebook Peripheral Corporation, Adds Punch to Executive Team SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1998--CNF, Inc. announced today the hiring of three key Executive personnel to its rapidly growing computer peripherals firm. Dan Rudich, Dave Thompson and Grant Roy have recently joined CNF, Inc., a privately held corporation, to manage its skyrocketing growth. Dan Rudich, Director of Marketing, comes to CNF from Iomega Corporation [NYSE:IOM - news]. At Iomega Mr. Rudich was the worldwide Product Manager for notebook Zip products. In that role Mr. Rudich was responsible for the development and marketing of the notebook Zip drive, which is now being sold by major OEMs including Hitachi, NEC, Micron and CNF. Prior to Iomega Mr. Rudich held various marketing positions at Compaq Computer Corporation [NYSE:CPQ - news] and Matrox Electronics. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada with a Bachelors of Commerce degree in Marketing and International Business and holds an MBA from Yale University. Dave Thompson, Chief Financial Officer, comes to CNF from International Computer Graphics, Inc. (ICG), a leading wholesale distributor of computer peripheral products. While at ICG Mr. Thompson was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Information. Prior to that position Mr. Thompson, a Certified Public Accountant, worked with Anderson and Stables, a San Jose, CA accounting firm, and operated his own practice from 1992 to 1996. He worked with closely held corporations and has been involved in mergers and acquisitions and private placements. Mr. Thompson graduated from Eastern Washington University with a B.A. in Business Administration with an emphasis in professional accounting. Grant Roy, Director of Operations, also comes to CNF from Iomega Corporation. At Iomega Mr. Roy held a number of positions including Product Cost Manager and, most recently, Global Inventory Manager. In these positions Mr. Roy was responsible for product cost reductions of the company's Zip, Jaz and Ditto drives and also for worldwide inventory control processes. Prior to Iomega Mr. Roy held various positions at Walden Book Company and Hewlett Packard. He graduated from Boise State University with a B.S. in Business Management and holds an MBA from Yale University. Nick Nebelsky, Marketing Communications Manager, has also recently joined CNF from American Demographics magazine. At the magazine Mr. Nebelsky held the position of Production Artist and was responsible for the electronic layout, production and artwork of the magazine. He graduated from the University of New York State at Brockport with a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. CNF, Inc., celebrating its ten-year anniversary, continues to provide its line of market-leading, portable CD-ROM drives, removable notebook Zip drives, PC-card DVD-ROM drives, numeric keypads, auto adapters and monitor stands. This is just the tip of the iceberg, as CNF will be announcing several new products in the coming months which will dramatically ''change the face of mobile computing!'' For more information about the company or its products, contact CNF at 408-778-1160, FAX 408-779-6558 or visit their web site at cnfinc.com . Contact: CNF, Inc. Nick Nebelsky, 1-800-8CNF-INC nebelsky@cnfinc.com