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| Kathleen
Pushor |
Kathleen Pushor, former Executive Director of
the Arizona Lottery
Kathleen Pushor, Executive Director Corporate
marketing specialist Kathleen "Katie" Pushor was named Executive Director of
the Arizona Lottery in February, 2003.
For the past four years, Pushor has operated her own
business, helping companies to develop computer information systems and
business development strategies using the Internet and other high tech means.
She is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of
MicroAge, Inc., and previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly
Coopers&Lybrand) as an accountant and director of Personnel, Finance and
Administration.
She is co-author of Into the Boardroom: How to Get
Your First Seat on a Corporate Board. A seasoned director, she serves on the
board of a publicly traded company in Seattle, Washington, where she chairs the
Information Technology Advisory Committee and is a member of the Audit
Committee.
An early leader in the high-tech arena, Pushor has
consulted on technology distribution and served as executive vice president of
a boutique investment bank specializing in the IT/Internet services sector.
Additionally, she served on an industry-wide organization promoting standards
for Internet commerce. She is a founding board member of Leadership America, a
national organization for women who lead.
Pushor received her bachelor's degree in business and
accounting from the University of Colorado.
Insight Enterprises Inc. Appoints Two New Members to
Board of Directors; Kathleen Pushor and CEO Richard Fennessy Appointed to the
Board
TEMPE, Ariz.(Sept. 26, 2005) -- Insight Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq:
NSIT) ("Insight") announced today the appointment of Kathleen S. Pushor and
Richard A. Fennessy to the board of directors on Sept. 23, 2005. Pushor, who
presently serves as chief executive officer of the Arizona Lottery, is a
seasoned executive with established contacts and expertise in marketing and the
distribution of information technology-related products. Earlier in her career,
she served as chief marketing officer for MicroAge Inc., a Fortune 500 company
with 1998 revenues in excess of $5 billion. In addition to previously serving
on the board of directors for Zones Inc. and Zanova, Pushor is co-author of
"Into the Boardroom," a book introducing senior executives to the basics of
corporate governance and the process by which new members are seated. Pushor
will serve on two board committees, the Audit Committee and the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee. Fennessy joined Insight as the chief executive
officer in November of 2004. In connection with Fennessy's appointment as chief
executive officer, Insight agreed to appoint Fennessy to the board upon the
appointment of an additional independent director. The role of chairman of the
board, held by Timothy A. Crown, will continue to be independent of the chief
executive officer. "We are pleased to welcome two very experienced and
qualified individuals to our board. Pushor brings to the board expanded
expertise in the industry as well as a strong background in marketing and
corporate governance and Fennessy provides the board with the CEO's vision and
perspective," said Crown, Insight's co-founder and chairman of the board. The
addition of Pushor and Fennessy to the board increases the number of board
members to nine, the majority of which are independent. Inside board members
include: Timothy A. Crown - chairman of the board; Eric J. Crown - chairman
emeritus; Stanley Laybourne - chief financial officer, executive vice
president, treasurer and secretary; and Richard A. Fennessy - chief executive
officer. The independent board members are: Larry A. Gunning; Robertson C.
Jones; Michael M. Fisher; Bennett Dorrance; and Kathleen S. Pushor. About
Insight Insight Enterprises Inc. is a leading provider of information
technology ("IT") products and services to businesses in the United States,
Canada and the United Kingdom. The company's offerings include brand name
computing products, advanced IT services and outsourcing of business processes.
Major brands recognized by clients are "Insight" and related Insight-branded
subsidiaries, and "Direct Alliance Corp." The company has approximately 4,000
teammates worldwide and generated sales of $3.1 billion for its most recent
fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31, 2004. Insight Enterprises Inc. is ranked No.
552 on Fortune Magazine's 2005 "Fortune 1000" list. For more information about
Insight Enterprises Inc., call 480-902-1001 in the United States or visit
www.insight.com. Contacts Insight Enterprises Inc., Tempe Stanley Laybourne,
480-350-1142 slaybour@insight.com Karen McGinnis, 480-333-3074
kmcginni@insight.com |
