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To: signist who wrote (12557)	3/31/1999 12:49:00 PM
From: Regis McConnell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

One of the reasons that MRV is always alluded to as a Siemens takeover target...must be 'common knowledge', except for myself.;-) "Dr. Igal Shidlovsky became a Director of the Company in May 1997. Dr. Shidlovsky serves as Managing Director of Global Technologies, an investment and consulting organization, which he founded in 1994. He has extensive management and consulting experience with international companies and start up technology companies. Dr. Shidlovsky is a Director of the Omega Point Foundation. From 1982 to 1991, Dr. Shidlovsky was a Director of Sentex Sensing Technologies. Dr. Shidlovsky held several executive positions including Vice President Corporate Development at Siemens Pacesetter, a division of Siemens AG Medical Group, Director of Strategic Planning and Technology Utilization, and Director of the Microelectronics Department at Siemens Corporate Research. From 1969 to 1982 he was with RCA Laboratories, a leading electronic R&D organization. Dr. Shidlovsky holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the Technion and Master and Ph.D. degrees from the Hebrew University in Israel." "Dr. Guenter Jaensch became a Director of the Company in December 1997,agreeing to serve after Mr. Eddie Kawamura, who had been elected a Director at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders, became too ill to serve. Dr. Jaensch serves as Managing Director of The McKenzie Companies, Inc. and McKenzie Ventures LTD. and as President of Jaensch Enterprises, each firm engaged in management consulting, mergers and acquisitions and investments. For over 20 years, Dr. Jaensch held several executive positions with Siemens or its subsidiaries. Among his executive positions in the United States were service as President of Siemens Communications Systems, Inc.; Chairman of Siemens Corporate Research and Support, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pacesetter; and head of the cardiac management division of Siemens AG Medical Group. Dr. Jaensch also served as controller of Siemens Data Processing Group and Director of Siemens Internal Accounting and Budgeting operations. Dr. Jaensch holds a Master degree in Business Administration and Ph.D. degree in Finance from the University of Frankfurt. He also served as an Associate Professor at the University of Frankfurt prior to joining Siemens." Regis