SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, May 2 /PRNewswire/ --
-- Group Led by Colin Steven, Vice-President, Marketing and Sales -- Europe, Africa and Middle East
Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) (Bovespa: EMBR3 EMBR4) today announced that it has fully completed the implementation of its Europe, Middle East and Africa sales team. This is in line with the Company's continued commitment to supporting its product portfolio expansion with a top-notch sales and customer support team.
Since March 2005, under the leadership of Luis Carlos Affonso, Senior Vice-President, Executive Jets, Embraer has been restructuring its Executive Jets organization. The appointment of Colin Steven as Vice-President, Marketing and Sales -- Europe, Africa and Middle East later in the year has strengthened the team. A new structure for that region has now been sectored geographically and, in some areas, Regional Sales Directors are dedicated to specific products, as follows:
-- Simon Burrows for Northern Europe;
-- Robert Posselt, Phenom 100 and Phenom 300, for Central Europe;
-- Neil Patton for Central and Eastern Europe;
-- Lynton Van Aswegen for Africa;
-- Tony Fitzpatrick for the Middle East;
-- Nikolay Goloviznin for Russia.
The regional assignments of the sales organization is viewable on Embraer's Web site at http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com .
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About Embraer
Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) (Bovespa: EMBR3 EMBR4) (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.) is the world's leading manufacturer of Commercial jets up to 110 seats with 36 years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and providing after sales support to aircraft for the global Airline, Executive, and Defense and Government markets. With headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, state of Sao Paulo, the Company has offices and customer service bases in the United States, France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Embraer is among Brazil's leading exporting companies. As of March 31, 2006, Embraer had a total workforce of 17,144 people, and its firm order backlog totaled US$ 10.4 billion.
This document may contain projections, statements and estimates regarding circumstances or events yet to take place. Those projections and estimates are based largely on current expectations, forecasts on future events and financial tendencies that affect the Company's businesses. Those estimates are subject to risks, uncertainties and suppositions that include, among others: general economic, political and trade conditions in Brazil and in those markets where the Company does business; expectations on industry trends; the Company's investment plans; its capacity to develop and deliver products on the dates previously agreed upon, and existing and future governmental regulations. The words "believe," "may," "is able," "will be able," "intend," "continue," "anticipate," "expect" and other similar terms are supposed to identify potentialities. The Company does not feel compelled to publish updates nor to revise any estimates due to new information, future events or any other facts. In view of the inherent risks and uncertainties, such estimates, events and circumstances may not take place. The actual results can therefore differ substantially from those previously published as Company expectations.
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In Brazil, Rosana Dias, +55-12-3927-1311, or cell, +55-12-9724-4929, or fax, +55-12-3927-2411, or rosana.dias@embraer.com.br; or North America, Doug Oliver, +1-954-359-3414, or +1-954-232-9560, or fax, +1-954-359-4755, or doliver@embraer.com, or Betsy Talton, +1-954-359-3432, or 1-954-609-8560, or btalton@embraer.com; or Europe, Middle East and Africa, Stephane Guilbaud, +33-1-14938-4455, or cell, +33-6-67522-8519, or fax, +33-1-14938-4456, or sguilbaud@embraer.fr, or Catherine Fracchia, +33-1-14938-4530, or cell, +33-6-67523-6903, or fax, +33-1-14938-4456, or cfracchia@embraer.fr, all of Embraer
