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Non-Tech : CompUSA (CPU) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: digger who wrote (1236)	2/11/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: TH	Respond to of 3187

Here is the full release from CPU. Looks like the guy has some experience. Now if they just get out some detail on how the spin-off will be executed we could be on our way. I am getting very low on those little green olives. CompUSA Inc. Appoints Chairman of CompUSA Direct DALLAS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CompUSA Inc. (NYSE: CPU), America's Largest Computer Superstore(R) retailer, today announces the appointment of R. Stephen Polley as chairman and chief executive officer of CompUSA Direct, its mail order and Internet business. Polley, 47, has over 25 years of experience in the high tech industry. For the past five years, he served in a variety of positions for Interphase Corporation, a leading international supplier of high-performance server connectivity for enterprise network environments. Most recently he acted as chairman, chief executive officer and president for Interphase. Previously Polley was the president and chief executive of Intellicall, Inc. and president of PRC Realty Systems, Inc. and PRC LoanExpress, Inc. Polley has also served as a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Andersen Consulting. "We are pleased that Stephen has agreed to lead our fast growing Internet and mail order business," said James F. Halpin, president and chief executive officer of CompUSA Inc. "We previously announced that we would be increasing our resources devoted to this exciting area, and Stephen's appointment represents a key step. Over the next few months, he will focus on further developing our Internet strategy to position the CompUSA Web site at www.compusa.com as the premier Internet source for personal computers and related products." CompUSA Inc. is one of the nation's leading retailers and resellers of personal computers and related products and services. The Company currently operates 210 CompUSA Computer Superstores in 79 major metropolitan markets across the United States that serve retail, corporate, government and education customers and include technical service departments and classroom training facilities. CompUSA also offers its own build-to-order personal computer series, the CompUSA PC(TM), and operates an Internet site located at www.compusa.com where customers can shop for over 180,000 items on-line.