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Palo Alto, CA.,
06/07/05
PALO ALTO, CA. June 7, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital
Video Systems, Inc., or DVS,
(Nasdaq: DVIDE - News) has named former CEO and Co-Chairman, Ms.
Mali Kuo, to once again
lead the company. Ms. Kuo has been elected as its new CEO and
Chairman of the Board. The
Company has also appointed Mr. Dean Clarke Seniff as its CFO and Mr.
Shaun Kang as its
President. DVS has also added three new members to its Board of
Directors.
Ms. Kuo and her investors had previously invested approximately $15
million in the Company
between the end of 1998 and 2001, and had turned the Company
profitable in 2000 and 2001. As
previously announced, Ms. Kuo has settled her $3.42 Million dollar
judgment against the Company
and pledged to raise an additional $25 Million in equity financing.
Discussing her near-term goals
Ms. Kuo stated, “As CEO and Chairman of Digital Video Systems, Inc.,
I will work with our
restructured Board of Directors and new executives to properly
capitalize DVS and return to
profitability.”
Dean Clarke Seniff has over 25 years international business
experience, including Asian operations.
Since 2002 he has served in interim chief financial officer positions and as a consultant to both
public and private companies. Mr. Seniff’s experience includes
merger and acquisitions, supply
chain, demand planning and forecasting, product life cycle
management, and debt and equity
financing. In addition, he has held various corporate positions with
such companies as PepsiCo,
Amerada Hess and Schlumberger Ltd. Mr. Seniff graduated from George
Washington University
with a degree in accounting and started his career with Ernst &
Whinney in 1980.
Shaun Kang brings over 23 years of international sales and marketing
experience of electronic
products to DVS. During the last 5 years while serving as the
President of the Company’s U.S. sales
organization, DVS Sales, Inc., Mr. Kang has been instrumental in
developing the Company’s
growing automotive business, having brought in a number of Tier 1
automotive accounts to DVS.
Ms Kuo noted that “Mr. Kang has previously been involved in the
launching of a number of
successful products for Hyundai Electronics. Over the years, he has
developed business relationships
with many of the world’s best known companies such as Toshiba,
Compaq, Bull, Zenith, and
Nokia.” Mr. Kang received his MBA from Oklahoma City University.
At a Board of Directors meeting on May 24th, 2005 the Board voted to
expand from four to seven
members. The new members, Ms. Kuo, Jeff Bumb-Vice-President and CFO
of Vector Fabrication,
Inc., and Bruce Breslow, former Mayor and Nevada State Commissioner,
bring new excitement and
vision to the Company, as well as valuable business experience and
relationships in Asia that can
provide near term benefits to the Company. Mr. Bumb noted “Mali’s
leadership and ability to open
the doors to new investors and business partners, particularly in
Asia, means that DVS will once
Digital Video Systems, Inc.
again be able to stand on firm financial ground and focus on
developing new cutting edge
technology and products.”
During his two-terms as mayor of Sparks, Nevada, Bruce Breslow
played an instrumental role in the
revitalization of the city. Thereafter, Mr. Breslow was appointed by
Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn
as a Transportation Services Authority Commissioner and as Chairman
of the Employee
Management Committee. Mr. Breslow observed “With Ms. Kuo’s proven
ability to provide strong
financial support, the Company can now return its focus to growth
and development from a position
of strength. Ms. Kuo has proven she can raise capital and run a
profitable company and I’m
confident she’ll be able to strengthen DVS once again.”
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Any statements made in this release
that are not historical facts contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. These forwardlooking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding DVS's future financial performance (particularly
profitability), ability to raise capital in the future, future relationships with investors and business partners and future
product development. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, financial
performance of the Company and the success of pending and future financing efforts involving Ms. Kuo, the Company’s
continued ability to maintain its Nasdaq SmallCap Market listing in light of its current non-compliance with the
shareholders’ equity listing requirement, the effect of economic and business conditions, the sufficiency of financing to
satisfy "going-concern" requirements, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Digital Video Systems, Inc. assumes no obligation to update these forwardlooking
statements, and does not intend to do so.
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About
DVS
Established in 1992, DVS is a publicly held company specializing in
the development and application of digital video technologies enabling
the convergence of data, digital audio, digital video and high-end
graphics. DVS is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with
subsidiaries and manufacturing facilities in South Korea and China and a
subsidiary in India. Additional information may be obtained at
www.dvsystems.com.
For additional information please contact:
Digital
Video Systems, Inc.
430 Cambridge Ave., Suite 110,
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tel: 650.322.8108
Fax:650.322.8109
DVS
Contact:
Larissa Licea
Office: 650.322.8108 X106
Cell: 408-712-4165
E-Mail:
ir@dvsystems.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Sean Collins, Partner
CCG Investor Relations
(818) 789-0100, ext. 202.
E-Mail:
sean.collins@ccgir.com
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