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PBI Media-InfoTech Names David Laughland Senior Executive Officer October 12, 1999 - In-Building Wireless PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 19, 1999 - PBI Media-InfoTech, the Parsippany-based arm of PBI Media - the worlds largest consulting and research firm dealing exclusively in the telecommunications industry -- today named David Laughland of Tewksbury, NJ, Senior Executive Officer. The announcement was made by Alan Mendelson, CEO of PBI Media of Parsippany and London. A 33-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, Laughland joins the company after an impressive career with AT&T (NYSE:T) and Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) were he served as vice president of marketing and as in-house legal counsel. "David's arrival marks an important milestone in the growth and evolution of PBI Media-InfoTech," said Mendelson. "His unique blend of telecommunications, marketing and legal expertise coupled with his international savvy and business acumen will serve to reinforce our position as the industry leader." At PBI Media-InfoTech, Laughland will be responsible for piloting the company's expansion, further entrenching PBI Media as the worlds largest consulting and research firm dealing exclusively in the telecommunications industry. Laughland holds a B.S. in Engineering from University of Illinois, a Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, Chicago, and an MBA and Ph.D. from Pace University. Most recently Laughland served as Vice President of Marketing for North America, for Lucent Technology, Global Commercial Markets. During his tenure, he directed the marketing efforts for this $15 billion operation. Prior to that Laughland led a Global team that doubled its revenue in 3 years to $1.4 billion while tripling its bottom line. While a member of the AT&T Law Department, Laughland participated in the company's defense against the antitrust case brought by the U.S. Justice Department, and subsequently worked with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove the restrictions that kept AT&T out of the computer business. He later supervised the company's first distribution channel for AT&T's PBX products, established a VAR channel for voice processing products, and in 1991 was named International Marketing Vice President. If you would like to contact Dave Laughland, you can email him at dlaughland@accessintel.com NOTE TO EDITORS: A downloadable high-resolution .tiff image of David Laughland is available at http://www.cherenson.com/press_kits/phillips.shtml or by contacting Michael Cherenson of The Cherenson Group at 973-992-7800 x. 104 or mcherenson@cherenson. |
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