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NorthStar Employees Achieve High Level Positions With Professional Society
For Immediate Release. July 1, 2003, Birmingham, Alabama: NorthStar Communications Group (NorthStar) announced the appointment of Markus Snowden, NorthStar's Director of Enterprise Network Services, as Chairman for the Individual Benefits and Services Committee (IB&SC) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) for 2004.
Mr. Snowden has been with NorthStar for more than ten years and been an active member of the IEEE since 1998. Prior to his selection as the 2004 Chairman for the IB&SC, he served the IEEE in various leadership positions including IB&SC GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) and IEEE-USA representative. "Providing our members with the most comprehensive suite of benefits and streamlining the IB&SC operations processes is my goal and mission as Chairman," commented Mr. Snowden, following his appointment. "Through Mr. Snowden's proven leadership at NorthStar, we are confident in his ability to support the interests and integrity of the IEEE organization and contribute lasting changes to its future," stated Bill Johnson, president and CEO of NorthStar.
Joseph Lillie, NorthStar's Business Development Manager, has been a member of the IEEE since 1972 and currently serves the IEEE as Treasurer of the Regional Activities Board (RAB) and member of the Finance Committee. Recently, Lillie was appointed by IEEE-USA as Chair of the National Engineers' Week Steering Committee for 2004. "NorthStar is proud that our employees are providing leadership for one of the industry's top professional societies and considers this a testament to the strength and vision of our team," said Mr. Johnson.
The IEEE (Eye-triple-E) is a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 380,000 individual members in 150 countries. Through its technical publishing, conferences and consensus-based standards activities, the IEEE produces 30 percent of the world's published literature in electrical engineering, computers and control technology, holds annually more than 300 major conferences and has nearly 900 active standards with 700 under development.
Through its members, the IEEE is a leading authority in technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others.
NorthStar Communications Group, Inc., with corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, serves as the standalone telecommunications subsidiary of BE&K, Inc. NorthStar offers a full suite of infrastructure, network and outsourcing services to the communications industry at large.
For more information contact:
Emily Holcombe
NorthStar Communications Group, Inc.
E-mail: HolcombeE@NorthStar.net
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