9/12/06 Contact: Dina Kanellos (334) 844-2203 (kaneldi@auburn.edu)
David Granger (334) 844-9999 (grangdm@auburn.edu)

ALTEC PRESIDENT AND CEO TO BE LOWDER VISITING EXECUTIVE IN AU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

AUBURN - Lee Styslinger, president and CEO of Altec Inc., will be the Lowder Visiting Executive in the Auburn University College of Business on Friday, Sept. 15.

Altec is a leading equipment and service provider for the electric utility, telecommunications and contractor markets and provides products and services in more than 100 countries throughout the world.

Founded by Styslinger’s grandfather in 1929, Altec Inc. is the holding company for Altec Industries, Capital Services, National Equipment Co., Altec Worldwide, Global Rental and Altec Ventures.

During his visit to Auburn, Styslinger will speak to several business classes as well as participate in a roundtable discussion with members of the College of Business Executive Committee.

Members of the community are invited to join students at 11 a.m. in Lowder 129 as Styslinger speaks to the undergraduate International Marketing course.

Styslinger has served Altec Inc. as an international account manager, international sales manager, vice president and senior vice president, Corporate Group. He was appointed president on Jan. 1, 1994 and named chief executive officer on Jan. 1, 1997.

In February 2006, he was appointed to the President’s Export Council by President George W. Bush. The Council advises the president on government policies and programs that affect U.S. trade performance, promotes export expansion and provides a forum for discussing and resolving trade-related problems among the business, industrial, agricultural, labor and government sectors.

Styslinger is a member of the boards of directors of Altec Inc., American Assurance Corp., New Capital Partners and Regions Financial Corp. He is also a board member of Children’s Hospital and is active in the National Association of Manufacturers, the Newcomen Society of the United States, the Society of International Business Fellows, UAB President’s Advisory Council, United Way and Young President’s Organization International.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard University.

The Robert and Charlotte Lowder Visiting Executive-in-Residence Program provides students and faculty with an opportunity to interact with prominent executives for an open exchange of views on current issues. Through this program, executives are brought into the classroom to offer students first-hand information about the complexities of the business world, while giving them the inspiration they need to seek new ways to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

The College of Business at Auburn University is accredited at the undergraduate and graduate levels by AACSB International, the highest standard of achievement for business schools. Institutions that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review. Less than one-third of U.S. business schools and only 15 percent of business schools worldwide meet the rigorous standards of AACSB International accreditation.

Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research institution with more than 23,500 students and 6,500 faculty and staff. Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama’s largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs.

(Contributed by Dina Kanellos.)

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