To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1781 ) 12/8/1998 2:22:00 PM From: esecurities(tm) Respond to of 2443
Frank G. Hausmann."...Hillsboro, Oregon, July 13, 1998 – ThrustMaster, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMSR), a leading manufacturer of game controllers for PC-based entertainment announced the addition of Frank G. Hausmann as Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Hausmann brings a solid background in PC multimedia peripherals, recently serving as Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel for Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., <http://quote.yahoo.com/q?s=DIMD&d=2ym> where he was primarily involved with M&A and strategic technology licensing and alliances. He also served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Supra Corporation , a closely-held PC modem company acquired by Diamond Multimedia in 1995. In addition, Hausmann has ten years of legal and public accounting experience. "We are pleased with the addition of Frank Hausmann to the ThrustMaster team," stated Stephen Aanderud, president and CEO for ThrustMaster. "I am confident that Frank's expertise in corporate finance coupled with his experience and keen sense of strategic planning will provide significant leadership and vision during this period of transition and opportunity." "I am excited about joining the ThrustMaster management team. The company has demonstrated its ability to deliver high quality, innovative products and profitability over a sustained period of time. While the gaming market will continue to present competitive challenges, I believe new products such as Talk n' Play™, which will enable multi-player Internet gaming, will allow ThrustMaster to stay ahead of the competition. I look forward to taking ThrustMaster to a higher level of sustainable worldwide growth..." source: ThrustMaster October 12, 1998 Hausmann elected CEO and a Director of TMSR. source: © 1998 biz.yahoo.com