ViewCast Corporation Announces Board Member Appointments Sherel Horsley and John Slocum Join Board of Directors Las Vegas� June 28, 2006 � Plano-based ViewCast Corporation, a leading global provider of high-quality audio and video communication products, today announced that Sherel D. Horsley and Professor John W. Slocum, Jr. have joined the ViewCast board of directors. A recognized expert in the field of electrical engineering, Sherel Horsley retired from Texas Instruments after 35 years of service covering a variety of marketing and business development leadership roles, including field marketing assignments. His last position at Texas Instruments (TI) was as Senior Vice President and product manager of Digital Imaging and was responsible for product development, sales, and marketing for all products based on TI's Digital Light Processing (DLP) Technology. Mr. Horsley was vice chairman of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) and a member of the EIA Board of Governors and Executive Committee. He was also a past board member of the Consumer Electronics Association. During his career, Mr. Horsley received recognition for his work on numerous projects, and led a team that won the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1992. Currently Mr. Horsley is chairman of the board of the University of Illinois Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Association. In addition, he actively participates in many professional and civic organizations. Professor John Slocum holds the O. Paul Corley Professorship in Organizational Behavior at the Edwin L. Cox School of Business and is co-director of the Corporate Directors' Institute at Southern Methodist University. John has taught on the faculties of the University of Washington, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, The International University of Japan and Dartmouth. Widely recognized for his contributions to the management profession, he currently serves as co-editor of the Journal of World Business, Organizational Dynamics, and Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. He is co-author of 24 books, the latest being Organizational Behavior. Professor Slocum has also served as a management consultant to organizations such as OxyChem, ARAMARK, The Associates First Capital Corp., Celenese, NASA, and Lockheed Martin Corporation among others. An active participant in the business community, John is currently on the board of directors of Kisco Senior Living Communities of Carlsbad, CA. and on the board of directors for a number of professional and civic organizations. "We are extremely pleased that Sherel Horsley and John Slocum, two highly regarded experts in their respective fields, have joined our board," said George Platt, chief executive officer of ViewCast Corporation. "We desired board members with proven track records, and both of these men bring years of substantial management and business experience to the board. We anticipate their input will prove invaluable in guiding the company's future strategic planning." |