GLOBAL DIGITAL
SOLUTIONS, INC. --- GDSI
Connecting the World
Richard
Sullivan, former CEO of Digital Angel, has now moved on to Global
Digital Solutions, Inc.
At their annual meeting, Creative shareholders
also voted toapprove the following individuals as officers and
directors of the combined company:
Richard J. Sullivan (Chairman of the Board);
JeromeC. Artigliere (CEO, President, COO and Director);
Garret A. Sullivan(Director);
Arthur F. Noterman (Director).
As previously announced, GDSI was formed in late
2003 by former top executives of Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ADSX), including former Chairman and CEO Richard J.
Sullivan and former Chief Operating Officer
Jerome C. Artigliere. GDSI plans to target the lucrative U.S.
Government contract market in three specific segments: Communications;
Security; and Advanced Parts & Services.
On January 8, 2004, GDSI acquired San Marcos, CA-based Pacific
ComTel,
The company's primary emphasis is the design,
engineering, installation and maintenance of
telephony and computer network cabling
systems.
This includes indoor and outside plant using fiber
optic and copper cabling. The Company also
designs, implements and maintains high-speed, state of the art
networks in conjunction with its technology partners to provide
customers with scaleable, cost effective and reliable systems
that meet today's demanding needs and tomorrow's ever-changing
requirements. For more information, visit: http://www.pacificcomtel.com .
GDSI's business plan calls for generating 70% of its
revenues from government contracts
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Mar/1025927.htm
Global Digital Solutions, Inc. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GDSI.OB gov.
telecommunications
Scott Silverman is CEO over Applied Digital Solutions --ADS
Keith Bolten is President of VeriChip.
Kevin McGrath is CEO over Digital Angel.
Pay TV and Biometric ID
Prior to joining
Digital Angel, [ Kevin] McGrath
spent 16 years at El Segundo, CA- based Hughes Electronics Corp.,
including seven years as Chairman of DirecTV Latin America, a
Hughes subsidiary based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. McGrath was a
Hughes Corporate Vice President and a member of its Management
Committee, and was responsible for the start-up, development and
operation of what has become the world's largest Latin American,
direct-to-home pay television business, with 1.6 million
subscribers in 28 countries and more than $600 million in annual
revenues.
McGrath also spent two
years as President of DirecTV International and helped bring
satellite-based Pay
TV to
a world-wide audience. During that time he
also advised Hughes Management and its Board of Directors in all
aspects of creating, funding and managing satellite-based
businesses in diverse regions of the world. He has also held a
number of other senior level executive positions at Hughes,
including President of Hughes Communications, Inc., and Chief
Financial Officer of Hughes Space and Communications Group.
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