TWICE - November 20, 2006

Jim Sanduski, Samsung digital A/V products group senior market VP, has been named senior VP of sales for all of Samsung consumer electronics products. As previously reported Reid Sullivan, formerly Panasonic entertainment merchandising VP, will take over Sanduski's role in the position of digital A/V products group marketing VP (TWICE, p.

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