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"ThrustMaster Appoints Martin Mulligan Vice President European Operations" HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999--"ThrustMaster, Inc. (Nasdaq:TMSR - news) today announced the appointment of Martin Mulligan as Vice President European Operations. This is a newly created position reporting to Frank G. Hausmann, President and CEO. Mr. Mulligan will oversee all sales, marketing and operations in Europe. Mr. Mulligan brings extensive European sales and marketing experience with computers and computer peripherals in the retail, VAR (Value-Added Reseller), and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) channels. He has served in various sales, marketing, and business development positions with Hewlett Packard, Conner Peripherals, and Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Mr. Mulligan served as Director of European Sales and Marketing for Diamond Multimedia until early 1998. ''I am extremely excited to join ThrustMaster's management team and look forward to growing the core game controller business and introducing the first combined Internet multi-point audio conferencing and community solution in Europe with Talk n' Play and the WeCanTalk.com product portfolio,'' stated Martin Mulligan. ''Martin has a wealth of experience in all European sales channels and in particular brings an extensive network of relationships and contacts in the OEM and VAR channels which we have not enjoyed in the past,'' stated Frank G. Hausmann, ThrustMaster's President and CEO. ''The OEM and VAR channels are extremely important objectives in our strategy to launch our WeCanTalk.com solutions in volume as broadly and quickly as possible,'' added Hausmann..." © Wednesday March 10, 3:06 pm Eastern Time 1999 biz.yahoo.com