DUKE’S "COACH K" JOINS HOSTGLOBE’S TEAM
Mike Krzyzewski Appointed As New Member of Advisory Board
DALLAS (June 7, 2000)
HostGlobe announced today that Duke University’s head
basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, will serve as a member of the company's
advisory board. HostGlobe's CEO, Derek Wilson, and President, Mitch
Gervis, are both Blue Devil alumni.
"We have long admired the talent, determination,
and motivational abilities exhibited by Coach Krzyzewski and are honored
to have him as an advisory board member," says Wilson. "As we
prepare for the challenges of rapidly expanding our employee base, his
wisdom will be a tremendous resource."
"I have always loved being a part of exciting and
successful teams and the HostGlobe team is that type of team," says
Coach Krzyzewski. "When you combine talent, enthusiasm, motivation,
and a willingness to work hard, the whole team can achieve uncommon
results."
Coach Krzyzewski's recent book, Leading with the
Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and
Life, provides insightful, universal truths as well as helpful tools
that can be applied to almost any organization.
The coach's accomplishments are numerous: back-to back
NCAA national championships, eight Final Fours, and one of the most
successful college basketball programs in the nation. Since taking over an
already successful program in 1980, Coach Krzyzewski's achievements
include ACC Coach of the Year six times and National Coach of the Year
seven times. He was head coach for the U.S. World Championships and
Goodwill Games and assistant coach for the 1992 Olympics "Dream
Team."
Coach Krzyzewski’s associates on the board include:
Roy Bostock, chairman of The McManus Group; Gary L. Wilson, chairman of
Northwest Airlines; Andrew Sriubas, vice president of Investment Banking,
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; and John Wollman, senior vice president,
Alliance Consulting.
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