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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