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Ted Lueken Named President of AFFINA

Ted Lueken Named President of AFFINA

AFFINA announced that Ted Lueken, who has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer for the past four years, has been named President of AFFINA.

Gary Drook, who served as AFFINA's CEO and President for six years, will continue to serve as co-chairman of the Company's Board of Directors with Charles T. Ruppman.

"I am honored to have the opportunity to lead AFFINA into the future," Lueken said. "For the past six years, Gary Drook has built incredible momentum for AFFINA, having grown the Company's revenue by more than 100 percent. I am pleased to follow such an effective leader and look forward to continuing AFFINA's tradition of focusing on delivering real results to its clients and their customers.

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During his tenure with AFFINA, Lueken led a successful re-capitalization of the company in 2000 and has played a critical role in the implementation of company-wide strategies.

Prior to joining AFFINA, Lueken was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at The Thermos Company.

Lueken graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree and is a Certified Public Accountant.

"Our Board of Directors is very pleased to have Ted at the helm of AFFINA and is confident that under his leadership, AFFINA will continue to grow," said AFFINA board member Michael DeFlorio of Whitney & Company. "Ted's forward-thinking strategies that have successfully served the Company during the past several years will result in a very bright future for AFFINA."

Reporting to Lueken as AFFINA's executive management team will be: Steve Gonzalez, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing; Cindy Blackburn, Senior Vice President of Operations and Human Resources; Jim Benisch, Vice President of Facilities; Greg Johnson, Vice President of Technology; and Steve Czirjak, Vice President of Finance.
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