XA Names Bo Sandine Director of Business Development for Southern California
May 19 2005 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
XA Names Bo Sandine Director of Business Development for Southern
California CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XA, Inc., (XA)
(OTC BB: XAIN), a major national event marketing firm that serves
many Fortune 500 companies, reported today that it has named Bo
Sandine Director of Business Development for Southern California.
"Bo brings a wealth of professional and academic excellence to this
key position in our company," said Chief Executive Officer, Joe
Wagner. "He plans to target corporations that are based in Los
Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties." A 2003 MBA graduate in
marketing and media management from Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University, Sandine previously was a project manager
at Lucent Technologies and a promotions manager for the Miami Heat
of the NBA. He also holds an MS (sports administration) from St.
Thomas University and a BA (journalism/communications) from
Southern Connecticut State University. Marketers spent $152 billion
in event marketing in 2003, up about 15% since 2002. In 2003,
budgets for event marketing reached an average of $901,935,
according to PROMO's 2004 Event Marketing Study. (Source: PROMO
Magazine, January 1, 2005) About XA XA has offices in Chicago, New
York and Los Angeles from which it provides corporations and highly
visible brands with comprehensive event marketing, design and
production services. Since 1989, the XA team has been the creative
force behind prestigious, national projects for such clients as The
NBA, Disney, McDonald's, British Telecom, Song Airlines, Eurex,
Olympus, Salvatore Ferragamo, Vogue, W Hotels, ABN AMRO and
Emirates Airline. In 2003 and 2004, Special Events Magazine ranked
XA as one of the "Top 50 Powerhouse Event Companies in the World."
Forward Looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, when used
in the preceding discussion, the words "believes," "expects,"
"intends," "will," "anticipated," or "may," and similar conditional
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor
created by the Act. Except for historical information, all of the
statements, expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing
are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. It is possible that the assumptions made by
management are not necessarily the most likely and may not
materialize. In addition, other important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially include the following: business
conditions and the amount of growth in the company's industry and
general economy; competitive factors; ability to attract and retain
personnel; the price of the Company's stock; and the risk factors
set forth from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including
but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-KSB; its quarterly
reports on Forms 10-QSB; and any reports on Form 8-K. XA, Inc. (OTC
BB: XAIN) takes no obligation to update or correct forward-looking
statements and also takes no obligation to update or correct
information prepared by third parties that is not paid for by the
Company. For more information, please contact: Company: Amanda Puck
XA 312-239-2370 Investors: Art Batson, President Arthur Douglas and
Associates (407) 478-1120 DATASOURCE: XA, Inc. CONTACT: Amanda Puck
of XA, +1-312-239-2370, , or Art Batson, President of Arthur
Douglas and Associates, +1-407-478-1120 Web site:
http://www.expagency.com/
Copyright