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Pitney Bowes Names Dessa Bokides Vice President and Treasurer
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001--
Board Also Declares Common, Preference and Preferred Stock
Dividends
The Pitney Bowes Board of Directors (NYSE: PBI) today named Dessa Bokides vice president and treasurer.
"Ms. Bokides brings a wealth of financial and risk management experience to the company, and I am confident that she will make a significant contribution to increasing Pitney Bowes' overall effectiveness and efficiency and ultimately, enhance our ability to deliver shareholder and customer value," said Bruce P. Nolop, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Ms. Bokides spent three years as a Managing Director of Deutsche Bank Securities, where she headed a Global Ratings Advisory Group and originated debt capital market products. She also was with Goldman Sachs for nine years, where she headed the credit committee that approved fixed income underwritings, served on the steering committee responsible for firm-wide risk-based policies and strategies, and advised companies on ratings issues.
Ms. Bokides received a B.A. in Anthropology from Colorado College and an M.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
In other board actions, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of the company's common stock of 29 cents per share, payable on June 12, 2001, to stockholders of record on May 25, 2001; a quarterly cash dividend of 53 cents per share on the company's $2.12 convertible preference stock, payable July 1, 2001, to stockholders of record June 15, 2001, and a quarterly cash dividend of 50 cents per share on the company's 4% convertible cumulative preferred stock, payable August 1, 2001, to stockholders of record July 13, 2001.
Pitney Bowes is a $4 billion global provider of integrated mail and document management solutions headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The company serves over 2 million businesses of all sizes in more than 130 countries through dealer and direct operations. For additional information about Pitney Bowes, please visit our website at www.pitneybowes.com.
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CONTACT: | Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford |
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Sheryl Battles | |
Executive Director, External Affairs | |
203-351-6808 |
Website: www.pitneybowes.com