| CROWN CZECH REPUBLIC HIRES NEW COUNTRY MANAGER | |||
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| Date Of Issue: | 09/18/2008 | | |
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CROWN CZECH REPUBLIC HIRES NEW COUNTRY MANAGER Thomas Szende Now Oversees Crown's Czech Operation PRAGUE, Sept., 19, 2008—The Crown Worldwide Group, a worldwide leader of global mobility, relocation services, information management and high value logistics, introduces Thomas Szende, Crown Czech Republic's new country manager. Szende undertook his new responsibilities with Crown on September 1, after nine years in the relocation and international moving business. He was most recently regional vice president of International Account Management. Szende is fluent in English and Hungarian/Magyar and has skills in Czech and Slovak. One of his objectives is to expand Crown's fine arts business in the Czech Republic. He will explore new business opportunities, launch new services and improve operational efficiency. Szende said, "I am personally fascinated by the high quality fine art service Crown offers. In Prague the fine art collectors and buyers generate a fairly high demand for fine art service providers and Crown, with all its resources, has the potential to satisfy this growing need." Szende is very pleased with the calibre, attitude and the focus of the people in the Prague office: "I am confident that we are positioned for growing success and our concentrated efforts will show superb results in relatively short time." Szende is based in Prague, the capital city with a population of 1.2 million people, and the economic and cultural center of Czech Republic. It is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, rich in the arts with its 1100 years history, and has become a wealthier place in the past 15 years. This makes it attractive for relocation, fine arts and records management services. There are approximately 10 million people in the Czech Republic and the country plays an increasingly important role in Europe's economy. Crown Worldwide Group Crown Worldwide (crownworldwide.com), operates from over 200 locations in 50 countries, providing governments, corporations, diplomats and private customers with global mobility, transportation of household goods and fine arts, departure and destination services, business information storage, high value warehousing, freight forwarding and third-party logistics. The Crown Worldwide Group’s divisions are Crown Relocations, Crown Fine Arts, Crown Records Management, Crown Logistics and Crown Wine Cellars. Established in 1965, the Crown Worldwide Group is a privately held company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. # # # GLOBAL & AMERICAS: Natalie Graveney Crown Worldwide 1401 Summit Ave, Suite 10 Plano, Texas 75074, USA Telephone: 1 972 422 4288 E-mail: ngraveney@crownworldwide.com ASIA-PACIFIC: Susanne Osterholm Crown Worldwide Holdings Ltd. MassMutual Tower, 38 Gloucester Road, Suite 2001, Wanchai, Hong Kong Telephone: 852 2876 2678 E-mail: sosterholm@crownworldwide.com EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA: Marco Dilenge Crown Worldwide Wolf-Heidenheim-Strasse 12 Frankfurt, D-60489, Germany Telephone: 49 69 1539-4000 E-mail: mdilenge@crownworldwide.com | |||