ABEBOOKS.COM APPOINTS NEW VP FINANCE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
24th September, 2001
(Victoria, BC) - AbeBooks.com, today announces the selection of
Bryan Wilson to Vice President, Finance and Administration along
with the appointments of William Yu and Erik Dysthe to the company's
first Board of Directors, a 5-person group formed in July of 2001.
Mr. Wilson, brings a strong background in finance
and strategic planning for both public and private technology-based
companies. His past experience includes serving as Chief Financial
Officer of Unity Wireless, a developer and manufacturer of acoustic
and wireless technologies; and as Vice President, Finance and
Planning of Vancouver's Phytogen Life Sciences Inc., a manufacturer
of natural product pharmaceuticals.
"Bryan is a welcome edition to abebooks.com,"
says Brent James, CEO of abebooks.com."He is well-versed
in the finance arena, has valuable business planning skills and
an aptitude for bringing things together."
Mr. Yu, a member of the Board, has extensive experience
in finance and investing for both public and private firms, and
co-founded Intrinsyc Software, Inc, a leader in technology solutions
to create, link, and manage networks.
Erik Dysthe will also serve as Board member, and
provide his expertise in managing rapid growth within technology
companies. To the position, he brings his experience from Mobile
Data International (MDI) and as a founder and CEO of Mobile Data
Solutions Inc. (MDSI), the largest provider of mobile workforce
management solutions.
"Our Board of Directors is a strong group that
will greatly assist the company in pursuing new endeavors,"
says Brent James, CEO of abebooks.com. "The potential market
opportunities for abebooks.com are numerous, we are moving forward
with the expertise and knowledge to continue to make sound business
decisions."
Mr. Wilson, a Victoria resident since 1982, earned
a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto,
and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of British Columbia.
Mr. Yu holds a Masters of Business Administration
and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Honors
from Queen's University.
Mr. Dysthe earned his Bachelor of Commerce from
Montreal's Concordia University.
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About AbeBooks.com
AbeBooks is the world's largest book site, listing over 35 million
books. With offices in Canada and Germany, abebooks provides independent
booksellers with business support, technological infrastructure
and international marketing, enabling booksellers of any size
to compete on an equal footing with book superstores. Through
its acquisition of Germany's JustBooks, now abebooks Europe, the
company now serves over 10,000 member booksellers worldwide via
web sites in English, German, and French. AbeBooks was launched
on the Internet in May of 1996 and offers consumers the most complete
collection of rare, used, and out-of-print books available anywhere.
Contact
Richard Davies, PR & Publicity Mgr., AbeBooks.com
Ph: 250-412-3238
rdavies@abebooks.com
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